From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB961C433DF for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:09:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A335D20874 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:09:58 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="Bbz1wekT" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2390369AbgFXIJ6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:09:58 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:48508 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S2388818AbgFXIJ5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:09:57 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-x530.google.com (mail-ed1-x530.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::530]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90AF3C061573 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:09:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ed1-x530.google.com with SMTP id e15so830924edr.2 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:09:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=FPeTR2tbPrHYoQtvo0jhD4BQCA3FPS3AWs/nAbGm0To=; b=Bbz1wekTxtwJmWy3+0rqvSCJfWAafQRFBDHE2b7nH/J8cDfxsAvbeUHh1BahO6wQAe vDoQudaWylWvsfAuv09hV+BSYt9NqwUPzhujqxOVShlbHp4PNjZV6+cqBTRCSkh1sMk2 W/QWxR2VM6xTZbQ3UUN9EulJZwvn5o7gGJCnetxQWdapGy6Tjq0y/XkszRl3Qs+prvWe NjzaNvrdpSIFZX6uo7DjcDNVEUZUizYPQOEwk3lHSP3A/DcshqeQLdfOwJnLtcTE1IgQ ydZCjyAw7GlSHJdij1fTvWh8XDka0uFW528MSJ+2fdYc+PyOfw/7HrlFLyzzZsBv7tpr POQw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:reply-to :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=FPeTR2tbPrHYoQtvo0jhD4BQCA3FPS3AWs/nAbGm0To=; b=kRzh1bQrpk0Ls9SKvI6kBFCLqgwL5collgzVpHcK36meMshiZ+EjhuRi3C6jPpbvMV nSFweDRtuJaU9uuLcS6jEW4FF4LKbeLu+FwocRasAXWCK7PascaknSquTddWuRr268de aX9Q2Rij5vZ7PsVuwy1h1QSjlwqpARtcs6pwtl3H32tvms1CNe1AzlLW2dZpahxMa+s2 l+ZHAdxjxl+3KdNlZYrML/4Z9tiIGslPdAwPMy8vE2QkthiPiNq+dyRaUgAsDdHsWdDS TmlxEYjkQzv1crHkLUBVqdv4P68DUd0w4h/q3APt52s+onYW6n1Xq0PGtnBy9sOtaaon PWqg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5334diCyA4BnKfaaoQFteWsm6TbQDW1pX9+4i18kGRtvPWshtlmr zMIJ+xwX3BeI1JkV9bWgEStX85u6mH+KiDCiUqgp8w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz6anXKoypRC1X2HgbCIqHFfobxYaYhPzvkrjg7+RnQ44kX81GzX48E/Mlmu96fehglFcwAfcdfWLxe9GTIO8c= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:3106:: with SMTP id dc6mr25004649edb.375.1592986195228; Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:09:55 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5d5d6c55-8736-0eec-aaa4-7ec86f925109@jguk.org> In-Reply-To: <5d5d6c55-8736-0eec-aaa4-7ec86f925109@jguk.org> Reply-To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:09:43 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: cfree To: Jonny Grant Cc: linux-man Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-man-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 17:10, Jonny Grant wrote: > > Hello > Is it time to remove this old man page? it's two years since it was removed from glibc > > 2017-08-02: glibc 2.26 released > > https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/cfree.3.html The general philosophy is to maintain historical info in man-pages, since new manual pages may be installed on an old system. Also, people may need to look at old code, and understand what it does. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/