diff --git a/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex b/Doc/lib/libxdrlib.tex index 57329d7994c..595848b5d08 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: