On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 9:59 PM Gregory Nutt <spudan...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> > Is that because there are more places that don't do it than places that
> do?
> Yes.. and I think just a matter of personal preference.
> > Because it seems to me that the right thing to do is to leave compliant
> > code alone and bring non-compliant code into compliance with the
> standard,
> > otherwise there is no standard.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> It has already been merged and a lot of water has passed under the
> bridge since then.  It would be tough to detangle now.
>
> I don't think it is am important part of the coding standard, so I don't
> mind just removing these two sentences from the coding standard.
>
> I prefer having the (void) present because it says to me, "Don't worry,
> I have thought this through and I don't need the return value."
> Otherwise, I am suspicious of ignored returned values.
>
> But that is a pretty minor part of the coding standard.


Ok. I'm okay with that.

Nathan

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