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From:	Robert Riebisch <Robert DOT Riebisch AT arcor DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: sysexits.h missing
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DJ Delorie wrote:

>> There's currently no `sysexits.h' in DJGPP. If BSD license is compatible
>> with DJGPP, why not take it from Berkeley?
> 
> There's a lot of headers from other projects that we *could* include,

I know. ;-)

> but *should* we?  What standards define the use of sysexits.h?  What

1) That's the question.
2) I don't know. Seems to be pretty "standard" on *BSD systems. You
could read <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysexits> for an
explanation. :-)

> conventions?  Why is your application using a non-standard header

It's not my app.

> unconditionally?  You can't just say "let's include this" without any
> justification.

No. I _can_ say that, but it will probably not help. ;-)

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