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* doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Classify MSVC as "rarely tested". * doc/posix-functions/*.texi: Update with info about MSVC 9. * doc/posix-headers/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/pastposix-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-functions/*.texi: Likewise. * doc/glibc-headers/*.texi: Likewise.
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@node getpass
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@subsection @code{getpass}
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@findex getpass
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Gnulib module: getpass or getpass-gnu
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Portability problems fixed by either Gnulib module @code{getpass} or @code{getpass-gnu}:
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@itemize
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@item
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This function is missing on some platforms:
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mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
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@end itemize
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Portability problems fixed by Gnulib module @code{getpass-gnu}:
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@itemize
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@item
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The returned password is truncated to PASS_MAX characters on some platforms:
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MacOS X 10.5 (128), FreeBSD 6.2 (128), NetBSD 3.0 (128), OpenBSD 4.0 (128), AIX 5.1 (32), HP-UX 11 (8), IRIX 6.5 (32), OSF/1 5.1 (80), Solaris 11 2010-11 (8, even less than PASS_MAX), Cygwin (128).
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The gnulib implementation returns the password untruncated.
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@end itemize
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Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@end itemize
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