diff options
| author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2000-10-10 17:02:34 (GMT) |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 2000-10-10 17:02:34 (GMT) |
| commit | 2d34cd3ecfd3699d98086518bf4b47f851aa9363 (patch) | |
| tree | d7675026f6a322a2d5f6aae9f6461697fb4b42d5 /Doc | |
| parent | 25407882eadbb21111db1846911c7cb99ae07117 (diff) | |
| download | cpython-2d34cd3ecfd3699d98086518bf4b47f851aa9363.zip cpython-2d34cd3ecfd3699d98086518bf4b47f851aa9363.tar.gz cpython-2d34cd3ecfd3699d98086518bf4b47f851aa9363.tar.bz2 | |
Minor nit fixes based on suggestions from Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>.
Added "See also" section with relevant RFC references.
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex | 18 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex b/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex index 57329d7..595848b 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex @@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ \section{\module{xdrlib} --- - Encode and decode XDR data.} -\declaremodule{standard}{xdrlib} + Encode and decode XDR data} +\declaremodule{standard}{xdrlib} \modulesynopsis{Encoders and decoders for the External Data -Representation (XDR).} + Representation (XDR).} \index{XDR} \index{External Data Representation} - The \module{xdrlib} module supports the External Data Representation Standard as described in \rfc{1014}, written by Sun Microsystems, Inc. June 1987. It supports most of the data types described in the @@ -30,6 +29,17 @@ values from a string buffer. The input buffer is given as \end{classdesc} +\begin{seealso} + \seerfc{1014}{XDR: External Data Representation Standard}{This RFC + defined the encoding of data which was XDR at the time + this module was originally written. It has + appearantly been obsoleted by \rfc{1832}.} + + \seerfc{1832}{XDR: External Data Representation Standard}{Newer RFC + that provides a revised definition of XDR.} +\end{seealso} + + \subsection{Packer Objects \label{xdr-packer-objects}} \class{Packer} instances have the following methods: |