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To: FengYue <fengyue@bluerose.windmoon.nu>
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Subject: Re: libc_r/_read(), should the errno be reset to 0?
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On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, FengYue wrote:

> My question is, shouldn't it be reset to zero?

From intro(2):

Successful calls never set errno; once set, it remains until another error
occurs.  It should only be examined after an error.

Andrew



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