Re: errno.h problems in DEC 'C'

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From: J. Daniel Smith
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 23:53

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In <3vo921$n4a@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk> thomasgd@boat.bt.com (Greg Thomas) writes:
>however, hit a problem with the <errno.h> include file. It #defines it to be 
>(*cma$tis_errno_get_addr()). The trouble is, we have number of structures that 
the compiler is allowed to do this, ANSI 4.1.3.

>I feel that the DEC 'C' errno.h does not have correct behaviour in it. Is the 
>DEC 'C' compiler in error (my K&R 2nd Ed does refer to errno as an integer, 
>but that's all), or am I not allowed to do this?
you'll hardly ever find ANSI C problems with the DEC C compiler, if
it complains chances are excellent your code is at fault.

   Dan
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