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[gnulib.git] / doc / posix-functions / ptsname.texi

diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/ptsname.texi b/doc/posix-functions/ptsname.texi
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+++ b/doc/posix-functions/ptsname.texi
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
 This function is missing on some platforms:
-MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, mingw, BeOS.
+MacOS X 10.3, OpenBSD 3.8, Minix 3.1.8, mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
+This function is not declared on some platforms:
+IRIX 5.3.
+@item
 On Solaris 11 2010-11, this function fails on all BSD-style @file{/dev/pty*}
 device files.
+@item
+This function is not thread-safe on some platforms:
+Cygwin 1.7.9.
+Likewise, the gnulib replacement is not thread-safe.
 @end itemize
+
+Note that the Gnulib module @code{ptsname_r} is a version of this
+function that is more likely to be thread-safe.