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echo: aust_c_here
to: Paul Edwards
from: Paul Wankadia
date: 1996-11-08 17:26:10
subject: Auto string-length determination

On 03 Nov 96, Paul Edwards wrote to Paul Wankadia --

PW> void main() {
 PE> Which besides being ILLEGAL returns RANDOM errorlevels to DOS.

Well now -- I don't know if the Feds will be jumping down my neck just cuz I
declare main() as void :)  BTW don't you like Russian Roulette...? 

PW> I write my programs properly (sort of).  If I NEED to return a value from
PW> my programs, I usually use exit() or something...
 PE> exit(x) is as valid as return(x), but I use the latter to avoid
 PE> getting a warning message from various compilers.  BFN.  Paul.

I usually only return values if some sort of critical error occurs.  BTW why
would exit() cause a warning?

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