Hi Uz, >> Technically the function could be as well typed 'void' - if it returns >> than it's already clear that there was an error ;-) > Having an error code allows an "explanation" of the failure. The execl() function and friends just return -1 and set errno for more details. I presumed that exec() would behave the same... >> If you have no issue with a non-standard function in a standard header >> than this would be the place to go... > Actually, we could implement execl() and friends using exec(). It would not be > completely identical to standard execl() but similar enough for a 6502 :-) I see the argument. So it's unistd.h. > Some functions are initialy implemented on one platform and then spread, > others are designed to be implemented by all (or most) platforms from start > on. Okay, so it's for just for historical reasons. Regards, Oliver ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@musoftware.de with the string "unsubscribe cc65" in the body(!) of the mail.Received on Tue Jan 25 12:12:38 2011
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