On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 09:23:15PM +0000, David Laight wrote: > > Then people get upset because they say "function foo() isn't allowed > to set errno to 'bar'". > It is rather a shame that posix tries to list all errno a function > can return, not just those for explicit 'likely' (ie normal) > non-success returns froma function. >
Then how do you sanely write error handling routines? The error returns form part of the interface and should be documented as such. -- Brett Lymn "Warning: The information contained in this email and any attached files is confidential to BAE Systems Australia. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this email or any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately. VIRUS: Every care has been taken to ensure this email and its attachments are virus free, however, any loss or damage incurred in using this email is not the sender's responsibility. It is your responsibility to ensure virus checks are completed before installing any data sent in this email to your computer."
