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Date:      Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:16:34 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
To:        nectar@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: errno 
Message-ID:  <199811222016.NAA26560@harmony.village.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 22 Nov 1998 10:04:21 CST." <XFMail.981122100421.nectar@FreeBSD.ORG> 
References:  <XFMail.981122100421.nectar@FreeBSD.ORG>  

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In message <XFMail.981122100421.nectar@FreeBSD.ORG> nectar@FreeBSD.ORG writes:
:     #include <errno.h>
:     struct example {
:         int errno;
:     };
: I understand why, but is this code incorrect ANSI C?  I'm just
: trying to find a reference that prohibits this use.

No.  ANSI C specifically allows errno to be a macro.  Since it could
be a macro, a strictly conforming compiler need not accept this
program.

Warner

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