X-Git-Url: http://erislabs.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fposix-functions%2Ffaccessat.texi;h=835a5d8db0138c1d494dd7e342a19c6c567b1582;hb=5e05da8849498d8dc22bbb603c9e995c58e1c381;hp=bf3335d672574a686751dbd6bb3ab807b8d9ad95;hpb=0460b26278c909bd983c2c8938e72e4cc88e4084;p=gnulib.git diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi b/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi index bf3335d67..835a5d8db 100644 --- a/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi +++ b/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi @@ -4,16 +4,22 @@ POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html} -Gnulib module: --- +Gnulib module: faccessat Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: @itemize +@item +This function is missing on some platforms: +glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX +5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, +Interix 3.5, BeOS. +However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs. @end itemize Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item -This function is missing on some platforms: -glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX -5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS. +There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing +some action based on the results; you should think twice before +trusting this function in a set-uid or set-gid program. @end itemize