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Add popen feature

* doc/ref/api-options.texi (Common Feature Symbols): Document the popen
  feature.
* doc/ref/posix.texi (Pipes): Depend on the popen feature, not fork.
* libguile/posix.c (scm_init_posix): Add popen feature if we can.
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Andy Wingo 2016-07-14 16:33:32 +02:00
parent 4e02ce55a6
commit e8c93013e3
3 changed files with 7 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -284,8 +284,11 @@ Indicates support for POSIX functions: @code{pipe}, @code{getgroups},
@item fork
Indicates support for the POSIX @code{fork} function (@pxref{Processes,
@code{primitive-fork}}). This is a prerequisite for the @code{(ice-9
popen)} module (@pxref{Pipes}).
@code{primitive-fork}}).
@item popen
Indicates support for @code{open-pipe} in the @code{(ice-9 popen)}
module (@pxref{Pipes}).
@item random
Indicates availability of random number generation functions:

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@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ controlling terminal. The return value is unspecified.
The following procedures are similar to the @code{popen} and
@code{pclose} system routines. The code is in a separate ``popen''
module@footnote{This module is only available on systems where the
@code{fork} feature is provided (@pxref{Common Feature Symbols}).}:
@code{popen} feature is provided (@pxref{Common Feature Symbols}).}:
@lisp
(use-modules (ice-9 popen))

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@ -2339,6 +2339,7 @@ scm_init_posix ()
scm_add_feature ("fork");
#endif /* HAVE_FORK */
#ifdef HAVE_START_CHILD
scm_add_feature ("popen");
scm_c_register_extension ("libguile-" SCM_EFFECTIVE_VERSION,
"scm_init_popen",
(scm_t_extension_init_func) scm_init_popen,