From: rwallace AT esatclear DOT ie (Russell Wallace)
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Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey
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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?

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