unix::ExitStatus: Add comment saying that it's a wait status

ijackson · ijackson · commit d1df4715ec85 · 2021-11-11T17:48:51.000Z
With cross-reference.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson &lt;ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk&gt;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -616,6 +616,9 @@ impl Process {
 }
 
 /// Unix exit statuses
+//
+// This is not actually an "exit status" in Unix terminology.  Rather, it is a "wait status".
+// See the discussion in comments and doc comments for `std::process::ExitStatus`.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct ExitStatus(c_int);
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -616,6 +616,9 @@ impl Process {`
`616`	`616`	`}`
`617`	`617`
`618`	`618`	`/// Unix exit statuses`
	`619`	`+//`
	`620`	`+// This is not actually an "exit status" in Unix terminology. Rather, it is a "wait status".`
	`621`	+// See the discussion in comments and doc comments for `std::process::ExitStatus`.
`619`	`622`	`#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]`
`620`	`623`	`pub struct ExitStatus(c_int);`
`621`	`624`