gnulib/doc/posix-functions/faccessat.texi

@node faccessat
@section @code{faccessat}
@findex faccessat

POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html}

Gnulib module: faccessat

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
glibc 2.3.6, Mac OS X 10.5, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 5.0, OpenBSD 3.8, Minix 3.1.8,
AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw, MSVC 9,
Interix 3.5, BeOS.
However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs.  Also,
it is not safe to be used in libraries and is not multithread-safe.
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
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Other problems of this function:
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@item
There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing
some action based on the results; you should think twice before trusting
this function, especially in a set-uid or set-gid program.
@end itemize