ac> and that if the value of the parameter passed to exit() is zero of
ac> EXIT_SUCCESS, an "implementation-defined form of the status successful
ac> termination is returned".  It continues, "If the value of
[the parameter
ac> passed to exit()] is EXIT_FAILURE, an implementation-defined form of the
ac> status unsuccessful termination is returned.  Otherwise the status 
ac> returned
ac> is implementation defined."

ac> So there you go - it's not just convention after all.  :-)

RM> I see. An "implementation-defined" standard...

What are you talking about?  0, EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE are the ONLY
things you can use.  Anything else is a BUG.  What your compiler does about
that BUG is not something that the standard dwells on.  What's the problem?
 BFN.  Paul.
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