[PATCH 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'error_t'

[PATCH 1/2] system_data_types.7: Add 'error_t'

[Alejandro Colomar]

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>
---
 man7/system_data_types.7 | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man7/system_data_types.7 b/man7/system_data_types.7
index 49ca2d8e1..7aa4eb3a1 100644
--- a/man7/system_data_types.7
+++ b/man7/system_data_types.7
@@ -199,6 +199,39 @@ See also the
 .I float_t
 type in this page.
 .RE
+.\"------------------------------------- error_t ----------------------/
+.TP
+.I error_t
+.RS
+Include:
+.IR <errno.h> .
+Alternatively,
+.IR <argz.h> ,
+or
+.IR <envz.h> .
+.PP
+An integer type
+used for error reporting.
+A value of 0 means success, and nonzero means failure.
+Portable programs should use
+.I int
+instead.
+.PP
+Conforming to:
+Present in glibc.
+It is not standardized by the C language standard nor POSIX.
+.PP
+Notes:
+C11 standardized a similar type as an optional extension:
+.IR errno_t .
+However,
+.I errno_t
+is not present in POSIX.
+.PP
+See also:
+.BR argz_add (3),
+.BR envz_add (3)
+.RE
 .\"------------------------------------- fd_set -----------------------/
 .TP
 .I fd_set
-- 
2.28.0

[PATCH 2/2] error_t: New link to system_data_types(7)

[Alejandro Colomar]

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>
---
 man3/error_t.3 | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 man3/error_t.3

diff --git a/man3/error_t.3 b/man3/error_t.3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db50c0f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man3/error_t.3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.so man7/system_data_types.7
-- 
2.28.0