Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 10:39:43 -0400
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	Str|mberg on Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:48:07 +0200 (MET DST))
Subject: Re: EILSEQ in errno.h
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> The C99 standard specifies a third error value for errno.h, EILSEQ.
> Should we insert in between EDOM and ERANGE (like it is in the
> standard document), and thereby pushing the values of ERANGE and the
> rest up one step?

Changing error values would break third party precompiled libraries
that return error values.  Unless there's a really compelling reason
to change existing values, don't.