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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 14:24:28 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: negative error status: gcc vs. cl
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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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