-void gid_to_chars (gid_t, char *, size_t);
-void major_to_chars (major_t, char *, size_t);
-void minor_to_chars (minor_t, char *, size_t);
-void mode_to_chars (mode_t, char *, size_t);
-void off_to_chars (off_t, char *, size_t);
-void size_to_chars (size_t, char *, size_t);
-void time_to_chars (time_t, char *, size_t);
-void uid_to_chars (uid_t, char *, size_t);
-void uintmax_to_chars (uintmax_t, char *, size_t);
-void string_to_chars (char const *, char *, size_t);
+bool gid_to_chars (gid_t gid, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool major_to_chars (major_t m, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool minor_to_chars (minor_t m, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool mode_to_chars (mode_t m, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool off_to_chars (off_t off, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool size_to_chars (size_t v, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool time_to_chars (time_t t, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool uid_to_chars (uid_t uid, char *buf, size_t size);
+bool uintmax_to_chars (uintmax_t v, char *buf, size_t size);
+void string_to_chars (char const *s, char *buf, size_t size);