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Message-ID: <3EB8B535.3030303@lapo.it>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 09:26:45 +0200
From: Lapo Luchini <lapo AT lapo DOT it>
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To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cygwin's exit status / errorlevel
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Christopher Faylor wrote:

>On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 02:41:59AM +0200, Lapo Luchini wrote:
>  
>
>>Why is cygwin's exitstatus seen by "windows" as an errorlevel 256 times 
>>bigger?
>>    
>>
>This question is answered right in the first few sentences of the main
>cygwin web pag
>
I guess you meant that it "acts as a Linux emulation layer providing 
substantial Linux API functionality" and a correct Linux API should 
return exidcode in the high byte?

I was mainly referring to the strangeness that windows errorlevel is set 
correct but executing from Mozilla does not... anyway, I guess enigmail 
people should continue on their "let's convert any 256 errorcode to 2 
and assume it is cygwin's fault".

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Lapo 'Raist' Luchini
lapo AT lapo DOT it (PGP & X.509 keys available)
http://www.lapo.it (ICQ UIN: 529796)



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