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[PATCH 28/51] man/curs_ins{_w, }str.3x: Clarify "PORTABILITY" section.
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[PATCH 28/51] man/curs_ins{_w, }str.3x: Clarify "PORTABILITY" section. |
Date: |
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:51:18 -0500 |
Nail down pronoun antecedents and other vague references.
---
man/curs_ins_wstr.3x | 6 ++++--
man/curs_insstr.3x | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/curs_ins_wstr.3x b/man/curs_ins_wstr.3x
index e67fb5ce1..6d3d88598 100644
--- a/man/curs_ins_wstr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_ins_wstr.3x
@@ -154,14 +154,16 @@ .SH PORTABILITY
.I n
is less than 1.
This is probably an error,
-because it is inconsistent with other functions,
+.\" ...copied from SVID 4, which made the same error; see p. 513.
+because it is inconsistent with other functions
+such as \fB\%waddwstr\fP(3X),
and differs from the SVr4
.I curses
and Solaris
.I xcurses
implementations.
Nevertheless,
-Issue 7 retains it.
+Issue 7 retains the language.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fB\%curs_insstr\fP(3X) describes comparable functions of the
.I \%ncurses
diff --git a/man/curs_insstr.3x b/man/curs_insstr.3x
index 34a9fea76..7c1a84987 100644
--- a/man/curs_insstr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_insstr.3x
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ .SH PORTABILITY
.B \%insnstr
and
.B \%winsnstr
+from the other functions documented above
by stating they \*(``do not perform wrapping\*(''.
This was probably an error,
since it makes this group of functions inconsistent.
@@ -157,14 +158,16 @@ .SH PORTABILITY
.I n
is less than 1.
This is probably an error,
-because it is inconsistent with other functions,
+.\" ...copied from SVID 4, which made the same error; see p. 510.
+because it is inconsistent with other functions
+such as \fB\%waddstr\fP(3X),
and differs from the SVr4
.I curses
and Solaris
.I xcurses
implementations.
Nevertheless,
-Issue 7 retains it.
+Issue 7 retains the language.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fB\%curs_ins_wstr\fP(3X) describes comparable functions of the
.I \%ncurses
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