Hash :
e86df7d6
Author :
Date :
2011-01-01T01:50:01
pread: Work around HP-UX 11 bugs. * m4/pread.m4 (gl_FUNC_PREAD): When pread exists, test whether it works and set REPLACE_PREAD if not. * doc/posix-functions/pread.texi: Document the HP-UX 11 bugs.
@node pread
@section @code{pread}
@findex pread
POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/pread.html}
Gnulib module: pread
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
HP-UX 10, mingw, BeOS.
@item
This function returns zero instead of positive values when large file support
is enabled on some platforms:
HP-UX 11.11.
@item
This function does not fail on pipes on some platforms:
HP-UX 11.31.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize