Subject: lib/1547: Minor fixes to link(5) manual
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/30/1995 08:48:00
>Number:         1547
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       Minor problems in link(5) manual
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 29 22:35:01 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Giles Lean
>Organization:
Giles Lean                                             Nemeton Pty Ltd
<giles@nemeton.com.au>                           phone: +61 3 480 2118        
>Release:        September 22 1995
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD topaz.nemeton.com.au 1.0A NetBSD 1.0A (TOPAZ) #9: Sat Sep 23 09:48:46 EST 1995 giles@topaz.nemeton.com.au:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/TOPAZ i386


>Description:
	Correct some wording and use "ld(1)." instead of "ld(1.)".

	It would be nice to update the reference to 0.9B under
	'd_version' might be updated to 0.9B and later ... except
	that I think Paul just changed the version?
>How-To-Repeat:
	man 5 link
>Fix:
	Apply the following patch.
*** src/share/man/man5/link.5.orig	Thu Dec  1 22:23:21 1994
--- src/share/man/man5/link.5	Sat Sep 30 07:59:15 1995
***************
*** 62,69 ****
  Several utilities cooperate to ensure that the task of getting a program
  ready to run can complete successfully in a way that optimizes the use
  of system resources. The compiler emits PIC code from which shared libraries
! can be build by
! .Xr ld 1.
  The compiler also includes size information of any initialized data items
  through the .size assembler directive. PIC code differs from conventional code
  in that it accesses data variables through an indirection table, the
--- 62,69 ----
  Several utilities cooperate to ensure that the task of getting a program
  ready to run can complete successfully in a way that optimizes the use
  of system resources. The compiler emits PIC code from which shared libraries
! can be built by
! .Xr ld 1 .
  The compiler also includes size information of any initialized data items
  through the .size assembler directive. PIC code differs from conventional code
  in that it accesses data variables through an indirection table, the
>Audit-Trail:
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