Re: EXIT_FAILURE problem

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From: halasz
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 22:40

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In article <42eeoo$foo@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au>, ok@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes
: This is a perfect example of why the C standard got it just right.

Can't be, for the standard makes the mistake of specifying a real constant,
to wit 0, for to mean a particular status, instead of hiding it all under
macros, EXIT_SUCCESS, EXIT_FAILURE, and so on.

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Subject: Re: EXIT_FAILURE problem
Date: 4 Sep 1995 18:40:47 -0400
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