From: Walter Harms <wharms@bfs.de>
To: "Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)" <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>,
"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Subject: AW: AW: Re:
Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 14:08:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <904f79501b114346a3e7bd84efb13a6a@bfs.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <763071ea-e70d-ef89-8455-da7662e67518@gmail.com>
(before we misunderstand each other i do not insists on that patch)
The function is available and that should be documented.
They seem available for some time, but glibc says: These functions
exist for compatibility reasons.
What is about a merger with lgamma() ?
adding to the notes section something like that:
glibc version
Glibc has a gamma() function (and _r) that is equivalent to
lgamma(3) and computes the natural logarithm of the Gamma function.
That function is deprecated and should not be used in newer programs.
re,
wh
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Von: Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Mai 2021 15:29
An: Walter Harms
Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org; Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Betreff: Re: AW: Re:
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Hi Walter,
On 5/21/21 3:11 PM, Walter Harms wrote:
> I will not argue that the function is deprecated.
>
> NTL i added the gamma_r function that are missing
> and changed the wording for the description. I think
> it is better than in lgamma especially for signgam.
> I noticed that it should be more obvious.
>
> re,
> wh
I never used these functions, so I don know for sure. Isn't gamma_r(3)
just an (obsolete) alias for lgamma_r(3)?
If so, lgamma_r(3) is already documented, and the gamma(3) manual page
already points to it. I don't see why gamma_r(3), which is obsolete,
should be documented.
Thanks,
Alex
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Alejandro Colomar
Linux man-pages comaintainer; https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
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2021-05-21 11:04 ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-05-21 13:11 ` AW: Re: Walter Harms
2021-05-21 13:29 ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-05-21 14:08 ` Walter Harms [this message]
2021-05-21 14:47 ` gamma(3) Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-05-21 15:28 ` AW: gamma(3) Walter Harms
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