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Date:      Sun, 28 Jan 1996 10:43:46 +0100 (MET)
From:      J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers)
Subject:   Re: sysexits.h. which EX_ to use
Message-ID:  <199601280943.KAA01284@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960127222400.9792E-100000@Aspen.Woc.Atinc.COM> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Jan 27, 96 10:29:44 pm

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As Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
> 
> examples:
> 	if fclose(stdout) fails, use EX_OSERR ?
> 
> 	fstat() a file fails, use EX_OSERR ?
> 
> 	read() an existing file fails, use EX_OSERR or EX_IOERR ?
> 
> 	write() to stdout fails, use EX_OSERR or EX_IOERR ?

MHO:	EX_IOERR for read/write/fclose
	EX_OSERR for fstat  (stat'ing should always be possible if the
	                     file exists)

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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