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Date:      Thu, 5 Sep 1996 11:18:22 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        Leonard@pacbell.net (Leonard Chung)
Cc:        j@uriah.heep.sax.de, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: void main
Message-ID:  <199609051818.LAA09561@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19960905055112.00682a34@pacbell.net> from "Leonard Chung" at Sep 4, 96 10:51:12 pm

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> >It violates ANSI when used in a hosted environment.
> 
> What's the difference between a freestanding and hosted environment?  From
> the wording, I think I have a general idea, but I'm not completely definate.

A hosted program must return a status code to the environment which is
hosting it.

A freestanding program never exits, and therefore is not required to
obey the status-code protocol.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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