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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
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| Subject | Re: EXIT_SUCCESS |
| Date | Sun, 10 Jul 2016 16:01:03 -0700 |
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"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> writes:
> "Ben Bacarisse" wrote:
[...]
>> #include <stdlib.h>
>> int main(void) { return EXIT_FAILURE; }
>
> Doesn't that depend on a distorted definition of the English word, failure?
> ISTM that the syntax is OK but the semantics are awful.
EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE
expand to integer constant expressions that can be used as
the argument to the exit function to return unsuccessful
or successful termination status, respectively, to the host
environment
What distortion do you see?
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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