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Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++)

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In message <4e547316$0$30777$ba4acef3@reader.news.orange.fr>
       Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On 22/08/2011 20:00, Martin Wuerthner wrote:
> 
> > No. The C++ STL headers should be included without a ".h" suffix.
> 
> Ah... Okay.
> 
> 
> >> Seems a strange requirement...
> > Not really strange. The return value is required as the exit code for
> > the calling OS.
> 
> I guess this makes sense with the methodology of a strongly
> command-line  based environment, like... say... the bash shell... but
> is a return code  as relevant for a multitasking GUI program? [*]

Even GUI programs may need to signal a failure to the calling script.
And even if it isn't useful for GUIs, you still need to be have a
consistant interface. After all, the compiler can't tell whether the
program is intended to be invoked from the command line or from a GUI.

-- 
Nick Roberts           tigger @ orpheusinternet.co.uk           

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which
can be adequately explained by stupidity.

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A !GCC-compiler question (C++) "Alexander Ausserstorfer" <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2011-08-22 17:23 +0200
  Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-22 17:48 +0200
    Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-08-22 20:00 +0200
      Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-24 05:42 +0200
        Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> - 2011-08-24 17:52 +0100
          Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Gazza <usenet@garethlock.com> - 2011-09-03 09:16 -0700
    Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) "Alexander Ausserstorfer" <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2011-08-23 07:41 +0200
      Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-08-23 12:20 +0200
        Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-08-23 16:57 +0100
          Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) David Pitt <news2@pittdj.co.uk> - 2011-08-23 17:57 +0100
          Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) "Alexander Ausserstorfer" <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2011-08-24 16:28 +0200
            Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-26 07:44 +0200
              Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-08-26 10:31 +0100
                Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Jim Lesurf <jcgl@audiomisc.co.uk> - 2011-08-27 11:40 +0100
              Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Rainer Schubert <dl6hbo@dl6hbo.inka.de> - 2011-08-26 18:54 +0200
            Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) "Alexander Ausserstorfer" <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2011-09-01 05:30 +0100
              Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2011-09-01 09:48 +0100
                Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2011-09-12 08:43 +0100
                Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2011-09-12 13:12 +0100
                Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Gavin Wraith <gavin@wra1th.plus.com> - 2011-09-12 14:47 +0100
                Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2011-09-12 14:34 +0100
              Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-09-01 11:05 +0200
  Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) David Pitt <pittdj@pittdj.co.uk> - 2011-08-22 16:52 +0100
  Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-08-22 19:44 +0200
  Re: A !GCC-compiler question (C++) David Pitt <pittdj@pittdj.co.uk> - 2011-08-22 18:50 +0100

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