kc3-lang/gnulib/doc/glibc-functions/getpass.texi

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  doc: Update regarding MSVC 9.
  
  * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Classify MSVC as "rarely
  tested".
  * doc/posix-functions/*.texi: Update with info about MSVC 9.
  * doc/posix-headers/*.texi: Likewise.
  * doc/pastposix-functions/*.texi: Likewise.
  * doc/glibc-functions/*.texi: Likewise.
  * doc/glibc-headers/*.texi: Likewise.
  

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• @node getpass
  @subsection @code{getpass}
  @findex getpass
  
  Gnulib module: getpass or getpass-gnu
  
  Portability problems fixed by either Gnulib module @code{getpass} or @code{getpass-gnu}:
  @itemize
  @item
  This function is missing on some platforms:
  mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
  @end itemize
  
  Portability problems fixed by Gnulib module @code{getpass-gnu}:
  @itemize
  @item
  The returned password is truncated to PASS_MAX characters on some platforms:
  MacOS X 10.5 (128), FreeBSD 6.2 (128), NetBSD 3.0 (128), OpenBSD 4.0 (128), AIX 5.1 (32), HP-UX 11 (8), IRIX 6.5 (32), OSF/1 5.1 (80), Solaris 11 2010-11 (8, even less than PASS_MAX), Cygwin (128).
  The gnulib implementation returns the password untruncated.
  @end itemize
  
  Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
  @itemize
  @end itemize
  

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