--- Michael Fratoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> On Sunday 26 January 2003 01:12 pm, exits funnel
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've written the following simple program:
> >
> > #include <cstdlib>
> >
> > int main( )
> > {
> > // /fff does not exist
> > int return_value = system("ls -l /fff");
> > cout << "\n Return Value: " << return_value <<
> "\n";
> > return return_value;
> > }
> >
> > When I compile this and run it from bash I see
> "Return
> > Value: 256" at stdout as I'd expect. However, I
> then
> > immediately 'echo $?' and bash spits back '0'
> rather
> > than '256.' Is this correct? Shouldn't $? hold
> the
> > return value of the last program run from bash
> (ie, my
> > c program?) Thanks in advance for any replies.
>
> I'm not a coder. That doesn't stop me from trying,
> though. ;)
>
> I can't even make the above code compile here.
> (Red Hat 8.0, gcc-3.2)
> $ g++ -o return return.cpp
> return.cpp: In function `int main()':
> return.cpp:7: `cout' undeclared (first use this
> function)
Oops, I entered the code into my mail from memory and
forgot: #include <iostream>
In any case, you're right, anything beyond eight bits
are ignored. Thanks a lot.
-exits
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