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From:	"Andreas Eibach" <a DOT eibach AT gmx DOT net>
To:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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Subject:	Re: sys_errlist / errno trouble while building an application
Date:	Sun, 6 May 2001 11:15:20 +0200
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Andreas Eibach" <a DOT eibach AT gmx DOT net>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: sys_errlist / errno trouble while building an application


> try searching for sys_errlist on the cygwin archives.
>
> this is a standard porting problem.
>

Yes it IS a standard porting problem, and it's like breaking a fly on the
wheel.
If these crazy underscores weren't there, applications would be much easier
to port. I utterly *dove* into the mailing list archives meanwhile because
this turned out to be a highly interesting topic methinks, and I still
couldn't make out any reason from any of the posts why this has been changed
_at all_ back in the days. I suggest to *permanently* change _sys_errlist
back to sys_errlist without the '_' so it wouldn't require these crazy
workarounds _at all_, UNLESS someone has a good reason why this has to be
that way. This might change my mind :) But until now, I can hardly see any.

That's my 0.02 euro
;-)
Andreas



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