From: наб <nabijaczleweli@nabijaczleweli.xyz>
To: "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v9] regex.3: Desoupify regerror() description
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:03:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bdliqsvy5uuizjz2gbxxlhlj72k22qc3faoapcbqqqezcusmma@yw6vqoeinh5u> (raw)
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Range-diff against v8:
1: 4479e1572 ! 1: 38109fcc6 regex.3: Desoupify regerror() description
@@ man3/regex.3: .SS Error reporting
+.IR preg .
+.PP
+If
-+.I errbuf_size
-+is
-+.BR 0 ,
-+the size of the required buffer is returned.
-+Otherwise, up to
.I errbuf_size
-are nonzero,
-.I errbuf
-is filled in with the first
-.I "errbuf_size \- 1"
-characters of the error message and a terminating null byte (\[aq]\e0\[aq]).
++isn't 0, up to
++.I errbuf_size
+bytes are copied to
+.IR errbuf ;
+the error string is always null-terminated, and truncated to fit.
.SS Freeing
.BR regfree ()
deinitializes the pattern buffer at
+@@ man3/regex.3: .SH RETURN VALUE
+ returns zero for a successful match or
+ .B REG_NOMATCH
+ for failure.
++.PP
++.BR regerror ()
++returns the size of the buffer required to hold the string.
+ .SH ERRORS
+ The following errors can be returned by
+ .BR regcomp ():
man3/regex.3 | 36 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man3/regex.3 b/man3/regex.3
index d91acc19d..efca582d7 100644
--- a/man3/regex.3
+++ b/man3/regex.3
@@ -210,27 +210,20 @@ .SS Error reporting
.BR regexec ()
into error message strings.
.PP
-.BR regerror ()
-is passed the error code,
-.IR errcode ,
-the pattern buffer,
-.IR preg ,
-a pointer to a character string buffer,
-.IR errbuf ,
-and the size of the string buffer,
-.IR errbuf_size .
-It returns the size of the
-.I errbuf
-required to contain the null-terminated error message string.
-If both
-.I errbuf
-and
+If
+.I preg
+isn't a null pointer,
+.I errcode
+must be the latest error returned from an operation on
+.IR preg .
+.PP
+If
.I errbuf_size
-are nonzero,
-.I errbuf
-is filled in with the first
-.I "errbuf_size \- 1"
-characters of the error message and a terminating null byte (\[aq]\e0\[aq]).
+isn't 0, up to
+.I errbuf_size
+bytes are copied to
+.IR errbuf ;
+the error string is always null-terminated, and truncated to fit.
.SS Freeing
.BR regfree ()
deinitializes the pattern buffer at
@@ -247,6 +240,9 @@ .SH RETURN VALUE
returns zero for a successful match or
.B REG_NOMATCH
for failure.
+.PP
+.BR regerror ()
+returns the size of the buffer required to hold the string.
.SH ERRORS
The following errors can be returned by
.BR regcomp ():
--
2.30.2
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2023-04-19 17:47 [PATCH 1/2] regex.3: note that pmatch is still used if REG_NOSUB if REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-19 17:48 ` [PATCH 2/2] regex.3: improve REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-19 20:23 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 21:20 ` наб
2023-04-19 21:45 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:23 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] regex.3: note that pmatch is still used if REG_NOSUB if REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-20 11:21 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:23 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] regex.3: improve REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-20 10:00 ` G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-20 11:13 ` наб
2023-04-20 18:33 ` G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-20 22:29 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 5:00 ` G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-21 8:06 ` a straw-man `SR` man(7) macro for (sub)section cross references (was: [PATCH v2 2/9] regex.3: improve REG_STARTEND) G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-21 11:07 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] regex.3: improve REG_STARTEND Alejandro Colomar
2023-06-02 0:12 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-06-02 0:49 ` наб
2023-06-03 17:30 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:23 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] regex.3: ffix наб
2023-04-20 11:23 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:23 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] regex.3: wfix наб
2023-04-20 11:27 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:23 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] regex.3: ffix наб
2023-04-20 11:28 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 12:12 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] adjtimex.2, clone.2, mprotect.2, open.2, syscall.2, regex.3: ffix, wfix наб
2023-04-20 12:52 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:03 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 14:13 ` наб
2023-04-20 14:19 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 18:42 ` G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-20 22:40 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:25 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] regex.3, regex_t.3type, regmatch_t.3type, regoff_t.3type: move in with regex.3 наб
2023-04-20 11:31 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] regex.3: Fix subsection headings наб
2023-04-20 13:13 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:24 ` наб
2023-04-20 13:35 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 15:35 ` [PATCH v5 0/8] regex.3 momento наб
2023-04-20 15:35 ` [PATCH v5 1/8] regex.3: Desoupify regcomp() description наб
2023-04-20 16:37 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 15:35 ` [PATCH v5 2/8] regex.3: Desoupify regexec() description наб
2023-04-20 15:35 ` [PATCH v5 3/8] regex.3: Desoupify regerror() description наб
2023-04-20 16:42 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 18:50 ` наб
2023-04-20 16:50 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 17:23 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 18:46 ` наб
2023-04-20 22:45 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 23:05 ` наб
2023-04-20 15:35 ` [PATCH v5 4/8] regex.3: Improve REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-20 17:29 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 19:30 ` наб
2023-04-20 19:33 ` наб
2023-04-20 23:01 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 0:13 ` наб
2023-04-20 15:36 ` [PATCH v5 5/8] regex.3, regex_t.3type, regmatch_t.3type, regoff_t.3type: Move & link regex_t.3type into regex.3 наб
2023-04-20 15:36 ` [PATCH v5 6/8] regex.3: Finalise move of reg*.3type наб
2023-04-20 15:36 ` [PATCH v5 7/8] regex.3: Destandardeseify Match offsets наб
2023-04-20 15:36 ` [PATCH v5 8/8] regex.3: Further clarify the sole purpose of REG_NOSUB наб
2023-04-20 19:36 ` [PATCH v6 0/8] regex.3 momento наб
2023-04-20 19:36 ` [PATCH v6 1/8] regex.3: Desoupify regexec() description наб
2023-04-20 23:24 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 0:33 ` наб
2023-04-21 0:49 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 19:36 ` [PATCH v6 2/8] regex.3: Desoupify regerror() description наб
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 3/8] regex.3: Desoupify regfree() description наб
2023-04-20 23:35 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 0:27 ` наб
2023-04-21 0:37 ` [PATCH v7 " наб
2023-04-21 0:58 ` [PATCH v6 " Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 1:24 ` [PATCH v7a " наб
2023-04-21 1:55 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 4/8] regex.3: Improve REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-20 23:15 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 0:39 ` [PATCH v7 " наб
2023-04-21 1:42 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:16 ` наб
2023-04-21 9:45 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:13 ` наб
2023-04-21 12:21 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:23 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 10:19 ` Jakub Wilk
2023-04-21 10:22 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 10:44 ` Jakub Wilk
2023-04-21 11:16 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 11:34 ` наб
2023-04-21 12:46 ` Jakub Wilk
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 5/8] regex.3, regex_t.3type, regmatch_t.3type, regoff_t.3type: Move & link regex_t.3type into regex.3 наб
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 6/8] regex.3: Finalise move of reg*.3type наб
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 7/8] regex.3: Destandardeseify Match offsets наб
2023-04-20 19:37 ` [PATCH v6 8/8] regex.3: Further clarify the sole purpose of REG_NOSUB наб
2023-04-21 2:01 ` [PATCH v6 0/8] regex.3 momento Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:48 ` [PATCH v8 0/5] " наб
2023-04-21 2:48 ` [PATCH v8 1/5] regex.3: Desoupify regerror() description наб
2023-04-21 10:06 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:03 ` наб [this message]
2023-04-21 12:26 ` [PATCH v9] " Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:27 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:48 ` [PATCH v8 2/5] regex.3, regex_t.3type, regmatch_t.3type, regoff_t.3type: Move & link regex_t.3type into regex.3 наб
2023-04-21 11:55 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 11:57 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 11:57 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:48 ` [PATCH v8 3/5] regex.3: Finalise move of reg*.3type наб
2023-04-21 10:33 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 10:34 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 11:26 ` наб
2023-04-21 11:36 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 11:49 ` наб
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2023-04-21 11:57 ` Ralph Corderoy
2023-04-21 11:59 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:03 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:09 ` Ralph Corderoy
2023-04-21 12:14 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:49 ` [PATCH v8 4/5] regex.3: Destandardeseify Match offsets наб
2023-04-21 10:36 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 12:55 ` [PATCH v9] " наб
2023-04-21 13:15 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 13:29 ` [PATCH v9a] " наб
2023-04-21 13:55 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 2:49 ` [PATCH v8 5/5] regex.3: Further clarify the sole purpose of REG_NOSUB наб
2023-04-21 11:44 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-21 10:00 ` [PATCH v8 0/5] regex.3 momento Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] regex.3: Desoupify function descriptions наб
2023-04-20 14:00 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 14:37 ` наб
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] regex.3: Improve REG_STARTEND наб
2023-04-20 14:04 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] regex.3, regex_t.3type: Move regex_t.3type into regex.3 наб
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] regex.3, regex_t.3type, regmatch_t.3type, regoff_t.3type: Move in with regex.3 наб
2023-04-20 14:07 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 13:02 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] regex.3: Destandardeseify Match offsets наб
2023-04-20 14:10 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 15:05 ` наб
2023-04-20 18:51 ` G. Branden Robinson
2023-04-21 11:34 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-19 23:25 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] regex.3: destandardeseify Byte offsets наб
2023-04-19 23:26 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] regex.3: desoupify function descriptions наб
2023-04-20 11:15 ` [PATCH v3 " наб
2023-04-20 11:43 ` Alejandro Colomar
2023-04-20 11:50 ` наб
2023-04-19 23:26 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] regex.3: fix subsection headings наб
2023-04-20 11:17 ` [PATCH v3 " наб
2023-04-19 19:51 ` [PATCH 1/2] regex.3: note that pmatch is still used if REG_NOSUB if REG_STARTEND Alejandro Colomar
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