From: "Mike Wahler" <mkwahler AT mkwahler DOT net>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.programming
Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 14:51:55 -0700
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Russell Wallace <rwallace AT esatclear DOT ie> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 07:45:31 +0100, Richard Heathfield
> <binary AT eton DOT powernet DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
> >Schildt is probably the primary reason that so many C programmers think
> >exit(1) is portable.
>
> Don't think I've read any of Schildt's books, but I'll admit I always
> did think exit(1) was portable.  Why isn't it, and what should be used
> instead?

The only return (exit) values defined by the standard are:

a) EXIT_SUCCESS
b) EXIT_FAILURE
c) The integer value zero (0)

The 'EXIT_' macros are defined in
<stdlib.h>

-Mike


>
> --
> "To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem."
> Russell Wallace
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