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""Ioannis Vranos"" <ivr@otenet.gr> wrote in message
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> Now it may sound a bit stupid in the beginning. I was talking with someone
> who was using return 1; in main() to signal errors because
>
> #include <cstdlib>
>
>
> return EXIT_FAILURE;
>
>
> is tiresome to write and also difficult for newbies to understand it.
>
>
> Wouldn't it be better if this was added in the upcoming standard as a
> portable way to signal error? Essentially, return 1; to be equivalent to
> return EXIT_FAILURE; as return 0; is equivalent to return EXIT_SUCCESS;


Sorry for these many identical messages but it seems that all moderators
live in USA and i live in EU. Next time i shall wait more than 12 hours
before reposting.






Ioannis Vranos

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> Wouldn't it be better if this was added in the upcoming standard as a
> portable
> way to signal error? Essentially, return 1; to be equivalent to return
> EXIT_FAILURE; as return 0; is equivalent to return EXIT_SUCCESS;

I am fairly certain that VMS treats "return 1" as success.

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Now it may sound a bit stupid in the beginning. I was talking with someone
who was using return 1; in main() to signal errors because

#include <cstdlib>


return EXIT_FAILURE;


is tiresome to write and also difficult for newbies to understand it.


Wouldn't it be better if this was added in the upcoming standard as a
portable
way to signal error? Essentially, return 1; to be equivalent to return
EXIT_FAILURE; as return 0; is equivalent to return EXIT_SUCCESS;






Ioannis Vranos

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Now it may sound a bit stupid in the beginning. I was talking with someone
who was using return 1; in main() to signal errors because

#include <cstdlib>


return EXIT_FAILURE;


is tiresome to write and also difficult for newbies to understand it.


Wouldn't it be better if this was added in the upcoming standard as a
portable way to signal error? Essentially, return 1; to be equivalent to
return EXIT_FAILURE; as return 0; is equivalent to return EXIT_SUCCESS;






Ioannis Vranos

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