Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 20:34:12 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Paul <wpaul> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: cvs-commiters, cvs-usrsbin Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ypbind ypbind.c Message-ID: <199504020434.UAA22398@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <199504020336.NAA29929@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Apr 2, 95 01:36:18 pm
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> > open() is spec'ed to return -1 for errors. When doesn't it? It is also > spec'ed to return a non-negative integer so checking for < 0 is safer, > but I prefer -1 for consistency with syscalls like read(). > > Bruce > I must be going insane. You're right, of course. But I've seen ypbind goof up in this situation before -- I know I have! Now I feel *really* silly. -Bill
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