On 07/12/2010 05:17 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 07/12/10 14:44, Karl Berry wrote:
>> Sorry for my ignorance, but what's the advantage for RCS of using _exit
>> or _Exit instead of just plain exit() and thus eliminating the
>> complications?
>
> Signals. Plain exit() isn't guaranteed to work in a
On 07/12/10 14:44, Karl Berry wrote:
> Sorry for my ignorance, but what's the advantage for RCS of using _exit
> or _Exit instead of just plain exit() and thus eliminating the
> complications?
Signals. Plain exit() isn't guaranteed to work in a signal handler.
Come to think of it, though, RCS co
Sorry for my ignorance, but what's the advantage for RCS of using _exit
or _Exit instead of just plain exit() and thus eliminating the
complications?
() Bruno Haible
() Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:56:28 +0200
But now, I'm adding the module '_Exit'.
So all you have to do is to request this module.
Cool. I will try it and report any problems.
thi
() Paul Eggert
() Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:40:20 -0700
Perhaps there is some advantage to _Exit
on non-free platforms but I wouldn't worry about that
unless the topic comes up and you have a good expert
on those platforms available.
Thanks for the explanation. Were it not for just-minted
Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> GNU RCS uses gnulib module ‘stdlib’, which AFAICT does not
> detect missing ‘_Exit’, e.g., when using dietlibc:
>
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?30372
>
> I am unsure where/how to fix this and would be grateful for any tips.
> Specifically:
>
> - Is this something gnu
On 07/12/10 04:11, Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> - Moving laterally, is it poor style to use ‘_Exit’
> (as opposed to plain old ‘_exit’) in the first place?
For RCS, I would think so. _Exit is less portable
and does not provide any advantages on GNU or on
Unix-like platforms (it is functionally eq
GNU RCS uses gnulib module ‘stdlib’, which AFAICT does not
detect missing ‘_Exit’, e.g., when using dietlibc:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?30372
I am unsure where/how to fix this and would be grateful for any tips.
Specifically:
- Is this something gnulib can/should handle?
- If not, what is t
