This module manages attributes that can be attached to subroutine and variable declarations. Although it can be used directly, it is mainly intended to be infrastructure for modules that supply particular attribute semantics. Meanings are assigned to attributes by code which is usually supplied by modules and which runs at compile time. The built-in mechanism for attribute control is awkward to use, difficult in particular to enable multiple attributes supplied by different modules, and it scopes attribute meanings according to the package of the object to which attributes are being applied. This module is intended to overcome these limitations. This module supplies a simple pragma to declare an attribute, associating the attribute's name with a handler function that implements its semantics. The declaration is lexically scoped, lasting only until the end of the enclosing block. A declaration can be overridden, giving an attribute name a different meaning or making it meaningless, in an inner nested block.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.