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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:26:52 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Angelo Graziosi <Angelo DOT Graziosi AT roma1 DOT infn DOT it>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Regression with snap-20050828 ?
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Some weeks ago, someone sends the following test programs that did not
worked with the snap of that time:

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/* test-strerror.c */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  char *s;
  s = strerror(-8);
  printf("strerror returned pointer %p\n", s);
  printf("string is \"%s\"\n", s);
  return 0;
}

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 A new snap (I do not remember which) was released with which the result
was:

____________________________________________________

$ ./test-strerror.exe 
strerror returned pointer 0x22fa08
string is "error -8"

____________________________________________________

This was the result until the snap 20050826.


Now with snap 20050828 the result is:

_______________________________________________________

$ ./test-strerror.exe 
strerror returned pointer 0x22fa00
string is "Unknown error 4294967288"

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Perhaps, this is not a regression but only a change in cygwin behaviour.



Best regards,

    angelo.


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