Using the Reference Table

• If an interface is listed as "changed" (C), a brief description of differences between the SunOS release 4 and the Solaris 7 routine is provided.

• If an interface is listed as "the same" (S), the Solaris 7 interface supports all features of the SunOS release 4 interface. In some cases the interface has been enhanced, but can be considered a complete superset of the SunOS release 4 interface.

• If an interface has an "alternative" (A), check the Notes section for its replacement.

• If an interface is listed as "not available" (N), check the Notes section for information about its replacement. Routines listed in the SunOS release 5.7 column replace the SunOS release 4 interface.

SunOS release 4 offers a System V Software installation option that provides System V compatible versions of many routines. The System V interfaces are included in the following tables. When referring to the System V version of a SunOS release 4 interface, the string `SysV' is appended to the interface.

Routines that exist in both /usr/lib and /usr/5lib have two table entries. The first documents the /usr/lib routine, and the second entry documents the /usr/5lib routine.

For complete information on all Solaris 7 interfaces, see the man Pages(3): Library Routines.

Examples

Below are sample table entries followed by an interpretation of the entry.

The clntraw_create() routine exists in this release, but it also has a replacement routine: clnt_raw_create(). Applications that use clntraw_create() will continue to work in this release and on other SVR4-compliant systems, but these applications should be updated to use clnt_raw_create(). clntraw_create() is considered obsolete, and may not be available in future releases. If you want your application to be ABI-- or SVID-- compliant, use clnt_raw_create().

The SunOS release 4 putpwent() routine and the SunOS release 5.7 routine are the same. Applications that use this routine will behave as they did in the SunOS release 4 software.