Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:50:43 +0000
From: "Richard Dawe" <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Sender: rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
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Subject: Fixes for O_NOINHERIT documentation in fcntl(), open()
Message-Id: <E14BlwJ-0000ld-00@phekda.freeserve.co.uk>
Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

Please find below a patch that adds documentation of O_NOINHERIT to
the open() info page, plus fixes a typo (I think) in the fcntl() page.

Bye, Rich =]

*** src/libc/posix/fcntl/fcntl.txh.orig	Thu Dec 28 22:47:38 2000
--- src/libc/posix/fcntl/fcntl.txh	Thu Dec 28 22:46:12 2000
***************
*** 35,41 ****
  those handles are inherited, and @code{FD_CLOEXEC} for handles 18 and
  above.
  
! The no-inherit bit can be set when the file is open, by using the
  @code{O_NOINHERIT} in the open flags; see @ref{open}.
  
  @item F_SETFD
--- 35,41 ----
  those handles are inherited, and @code{FD_CLOEXEC} for handles 18 and
  above.
  
! The no-inherit bit can be set when the file is opened, by using the
  @code{O_NOINHERIT} in the open flags; see @ref{open}.
  
  @item F_SETFD
*** src/libc/posix/fcntl/open.txh.orig	Thu Dec 28 22:43:34 2000
--- src/libc/posix/fcntl/open.txh	Thu Dec 28 22:47:08 2000
***************
*** 62,67 ****
--- 62,73 ----
  function (@pxref{__djgpp_set_ctrl_c}) if you want @kbd{Ctrl-C} to
  generate interrupts while console is read in binary mode.
  
+ @item O_NOINHERIT
+ 
+ When set, child processes will not inherit this file handle. This is also
+ known as close-on-exec - see @code{fcntl}, @ref{fcntl}. This option is
+ DOS/Windows-specific.
+ 
  @item O_NOFOLLOW
  
  @code{open} will fail with @code{errno} set to @code{ELOOP}, if the last path