@section @code{ftell}
@findex ftell
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/ftell.html}
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/ftell.html}
Gnulib module: ftell
@itemize
@item
This function mistakenly succeeds on pipes on some platforms: mingw.
+@item
+This function produces incorrect results after @code{putc} that followed a
+@code{getc} call that reached EOF on some platforms:
+Solaris 11 2010-11.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
contains Unix line terminators (LF), on some platforms: mingw.
@item
On platforms where @code{long} is a 32-bit type, @code{ftell} does not work
-correctly with files larger than 2 GB. The fix is to use @code{ftello}
-instead and to invoke the @code{AC_SYS_LARGEFILE} macro.
+correctly with files larger than 2 GB, even when the @code{AC_SYS_LARGEFILE}
+macro is used. The fix is to use @code{ftello} instead.
@end itemize