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Re: negative error status: gcc vs. cl
On Jul 8 14:00, Daniel Lungu wrote:
> > Feel like bash tcsh on Cygwin mess up with negative exit status from a cl
> > compiled .exe
>
> :) The answer is "don't do that". Use positive values in the range from
> :) 0 to 255. See
> :) http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/exit.html
>
> I wouldn't do that. The problem is other did it before me and I need running
> their .exes in my GNUmakefile.
>
> The following prototype would prevent people getting such exit(-2) great ideas:
>
> void exit(unsigned status);
Right, but in that case, the definition isn't SUSv3 compliant. Standards
rule. That's the reason there are so many of them ;-)
Corinna
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