* Doc/libfuncs.tex: don't use $math$ in description of pow(x,y,z);
describe tuple()
* Doc/libposixfile.tex: use tableiii instead of tableii, so
partparse will work again (I know, chicken!)
* Doc/libthread.tex: Added get_ident(); updated text on module
availability
* Doc/myformat.perl: Added sub do_cmd_Cpp
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index b37920d..379011d 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{pow}{x\, y\optional{\, z}}
- Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, $x^y \bmod z$
- is returned. The arguments must have
+ Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, return
+ \var{x} to the power \var{y}, modulo \var{z} (computed more
+ efficiently that \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}) \% \var{z}}).
+ The arguments must have
numeric types. With mixed operand types, the rules for binary
arithmetic operators apply. The effective operand type is also the
type of the result; if the result is not expressible in this type, the
@@ -354,6 +356,14 @@
its goal is to return a printable string.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{object}
+Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as
+\var{object}'s items. If \var{object} is alread a tuple, it
+is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns
+returns \code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns
+\code{(1, 2, 3)}.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{type}{object}
% XXXJH xref to buil-in objects here?
Return the type of an \var{object}. The return value is a type
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
index 0d9cb32..346f576 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libposixfile.tex
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@
Format characters for the \code{lock()} method have the following meaning:
-\begin{tableii}{|c|l|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}
- \lineii{u}{unlock the specified region}
- \lineii{r}{request a read lock for the specified section}
- \lineii{w}{request a write lock for the specified section}
-\end{tableii}
+\begin{tableiii}{|c|l|c|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}{}
+ \lineiii{u}{unlock the specified region}{}
+ \lineiii{r}{request a read lock for the specified section}{}
+ \lineiii{w}{request a write lock for the specified section}{}
+\end{tableiii}
In addition the following modifiers can be added to the format:
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
Format character for the \code{flags()} method have the following meaning:
-\begin{tableii}{|c|l|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}
- \lineii{a}{append only flag}
- \lineii{c}{close on exec flag}
- \lineii{n}{no delay flag (also called non-blocking flag)}
- \lineii{s}{synchronization flag}
-\end{tableii}
+\begin{tableiii}{|c|l|c|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}{}
+ \lineiii{a}{append only flag}{}
+ \lineiii{c}{close on exec flag}{}
+ \lineiii{n}{no delay flag (also called non-blocking flag)}{}
+ \lineiii{s}{synchronization flag}{}
+\end{tableiii}
In addition the following modifiers can be added to the format:
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex
index c836615..4208c2d 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libthread.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libthread.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
synchronization, simple locks (a.k.a. \dfn{mutexes} or \dfn{binary
semaphores}) are provided.
-The module is optional and supported on SGI and Sun Sparc systems only.
+The module is optional and supported on SGI IRIX 4.x and 5.x and Sun
+Solaris 2.x systems, as well as on systems that have a PTHREAD
+implementation (e.g. KSR).
It defines the following constant and functions:
@@ -41,6 +43,14 @@
lock is initially unlocked.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{get_ident}{}
+Return the `thread identifier' of the current thread. This is a
+nonzero integer. Its value has no direct meaning; it is intended as a
+magic cookie to be used e.g. to index a dictionary of thread-specific
+data. Thread identifiers may be recycled when a thread exits and
+another thread is created.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
Lock objects have the following methods:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(lock method)}
diff --git a/Doc/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
index b37920d..379011d 100644
--- a/Doc/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/libfuncs.tex
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{pow}{x\, y\optional{\, z}}
- Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, $x^y \bmod z$
- is returned. The arguments must have
+ Return \var{x} to the power \var{y}; if \var{z} is present, return
+ \var{x} to the power \var{y}, modulo \var{z} (computed more
+ efficiently that \code{pow(\var{x}, \var{y}) \% \var{z}}).
+ The arguments must have
numeric types. With mixed operand types, the rules for binary
arithmetic operators apply. The effective operand type is also the
type of the result; if the result is not expressible in this type, the
@@ -354,6 +356,14 @@
its goal is to return a printable string.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{tuple}{object}
+Return a tuple whose items are the same and in the same order as
+\var{object}'s items. If \var{object} is alread a tuple, it
+is returned unchanged. For instance, \code{tuple('abc')} returns
+returns \code{('a', 'b', 'c')} and \code{tuple([1, 2, 3])} returns
+\code{(1, 2, 3)}.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{type}{object}
% XXXJH xref to buil-in objects here?
Return the type of an \var{object}. The return value is a type
diff --git a/Doc/libposixfile.tex b/Doc/libposixfile.tex
index 0d9cb32..346f576 100644
--- a/Doc/libposixfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/libposixfile.tex
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@
Format characters for the \code{lock()} method have the following meaning:
-\begin{tableii}{|c|l|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}
- \lineii{u}{unlock the specified region}
- \lineii{r}{request a read lock for the specified section}
- \lineii{w}{request a write lock for the specified section}
-\end{tableii}
+\begin{tableiii}{|c|l|c|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}{}
+ \lineiii{u}{unlock the specified region}{}
+ \lineiii{r}{request a read lock for the specified section}{}
+ \lineiii{w}{request a write lock for the specified section}{}
+\end{tableiii}
In addition the following modifiers can be added to the format:
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@
Format character for the \code{flags()} method have the following meaning:
-\begin{tableii}{|c|l|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}
- \lineii{a}{append only flag}
- \lineii{c}{close on exec flag}
- \lineii{n}{no delay flag (also called non-blocking flag)}
- \lineii{s}{synchronization flag}
-\end{tableii}
+\begin{tableiii}{|c|l|c|}{samp}{Format}{Meaning}{}
+ \lineiii{a}{append only flag}{}
+ \lineiii{c}{close on exec flag}{}
+ \lineiii{n}{no delay flag (also called non-blocking flag)}{}
+ \lineiii{s}{synchronization flag}{}
+\end{tableiii}
In addition the following modifiers can be added to the format:
diff --git a/Doc/libthread.tex b/Doc/libthread.tex
index c836615..4208c2d 100644
--- a/Doc/libthread.tex
+++ b/Doc/libthread.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
synchronization, simple locks (a.k.a. \dfn{mutexes} or \dfn{binary
semaphores}) are provided.
-The module is optional and supported on SGI and Sun Sparc systems only.
+The module is optional and supported on SGI IRIX 4.x and 5.x and Sun
+Solaris 2.x systems, as well as on systems that have a PTHREAD
+implementation (e.g. KSR).
It defines the following constant and functions:
@@ -41,6 +43,14 @@
lock is initially unlocked.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{get_ident}{}
+Return the `thread identifier' of the current thread. This is a
+nonzero integer. Its value has no direct meaning; it is intended as a
+magic cookie to be used e.g. to index a dictionary of thread-specific
+data. Thread identifiers may be recycled when a thread exits and
+another thread is created.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
Lock objects have the following methods:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(lock method)}
diff --git a/Doc/myformat.perl b/Doc/myformat.perl
index a2130b1..bfb4821 100644
--- a/Doc/myformat.perl
+++ b/Doc/myformat.perl
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
sub do_cmd_UNIX{ join('', 'Unix', @_[0]); }
sub do_cmd_ASCII{ join('', 'ASCII', @_[0]); }
sub do_cmd_C{ join('', 'C', @_[0]); }
+sub do_cmd_Cpp{ join('', 'C++', @_[0]); }
sub do_cmd_EOF{ join('', 'EOF', @_[0]); }
# texinfo-like formatting commands: \code{...} etc.