Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:56:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysexits Message-ID: <199807290956.FAA03226@hda.hda.com> In-Reply-To: <199807262053.NAA15723@usr01.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Jul 26, 98 08:53:52 pm"
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> > What's wrong with errx(1, "[mcre]alloc failed")? > > The inherent unportability of such code to non-4.4-BSD derived > systems, perhaps? For me this is a no-brainer: errx et al is an acceptable interface spec when working on system utilities running on a system that dictate using this interface in style(9). One could define (and probably one has defined) a better interface, but one probably has better things to do with one's time. Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime development, Machine control, HD Associates, Inc. Safety critical systems, Agency approval To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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