* doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Portability and Application Code):
* doc/gnulib.texi (Brief Overview, Legacy Function Substitutes):
Don't mention particular dates or versions when not necessary, so
that the documentation won't go out of date so quickly.
2012-12-29 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
2012-12-29 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+ doc: omit mention of version when not needed
+ * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Portability and Application Code):
+ * doc/gnulib.texi (Brief Overview, Legacy Function Substitutes):
+ Don't mention particular dates or versions when not necessary, so
+ that the documentation won't go out of date so quickly.
+
* doc/intprops.texi (Integer Properties): Fix Texinfo typo.
2012-12-28 Akim Demaille <akim@lrde.epita.fr>
* doc/intprops.texi (Integer Properties): Fix Texinfo typo.
2012-12-28 Akim Demaille <akim@lrde.epita.fr>
Another goal of Gnulib is to provide application code that can be shared
between several applications. Some people wonder: "What? glibc doesn't
have a function to copy a file?" Indeed, the scope of a system's libc is
Another goal of Gnulib is to provide application code that can be shared
between several applications. Some people wonder: "What? glibc doesn't
have a function to copy a file?" Indeed, the scope of a system's libc is
-to implement the relevant standards (ISO C99, POSIX:2001) and to provide
+to implement the relevant standards (ISO C, POSIX) and to provide
access functions to the kernel's system calls, and little more.
There is no clear borderline between both areas.
access functions to the kernel's system calls, and little more.
There is no clear borderline between both areas.
@node Brief Overview
@chapter Brief Overview
@node Brief Overview
@chapter Brief Overview
-Gnulib is a source code library. It provides basic functionality to
-programs and libraries. Currently (as of October 2006) more than 30
-packages make use of Gnulib.
+Gnulib is a source code library that provides basic functionality to
+programs and libraries. Many software packages make use of Gnulib
+to avoid reinventing the portability wheel.
@chapter Past POSIX Function Substitutes
This chapter describes which functions and function-like macros specified by
@chapter Past POSIX Function Substitutes
This chapter describes which functions and function-like macros specified by
-older versions of POSIX (POSIX:2001) are substituted by Gnulib, which
+older versions of POSIX are substituted by Gnulib, which
portability pitfalls are fixed by Gnulib, and which (known) portability
problems are not worked around by Gnulib.
portability pitfalls are fixed by Gnulib, and which (known) portability
problems are not worked around by Gnulib.