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To: Raahul Kumar <raahul_da_man@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: freeciv development list <freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Patch] exit() value change
From: Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:40:09 +0100
Reply-to: rf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 06:31:07AM -0800, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> 
> --- Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 04:26:21AM -0800, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> > > 
> > > --- Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > The patch replace exit(1) with exit(EXIT_FAILURE) and exit(0) with
> > > > exit(EXIT_SUCCESS). Although on most unix platforms this is the same
> > > > there are systems (Ultrix 2.2 for example) which have the values
> > > > exchanged and it is even more readable.
> > > 
> > > Just curious, under what hardware does Ultrix 2.2 run? I can't spot it
> > > on the freeciv reqs page. 
> > 
> > I'm not old enough to know this by first hand. Google found a
> > uVax. Even if freeciv doesn't run on such a hardware it is cleaner to
> > use the macros IMHO.
> > 
> 
> The macros are fine. 

> I assume you are going to change the other return statements as well
> for a little consistency.

Have I missed any?

        Raimar

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