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From: | Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> |
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Subject: | Re: See inside for more information |
Date: | Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:01:42 +0200 |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Damian Yerrick wrote: > > Not true. DJGPP does implements all of Posix requirements from a C > > library, even though DOS sometimes makes it hard. A handful of > > functions, like `fork', always fail, but they *are* provided, and > > their number is very small. > > Which functions always fail? I want to know what to avoid > when thinking up algorithms. I'm not aware of a list that specifically names all such functions, but the library docs says that for each function individually. If you look up each function in the docs before committing to an algorithm, you are safe. Search libc.info for "to assist" and "always returns", and you will find the handful of functions involved. > (I already looked in the 200-page FAQ.) These issues shouldn't be in the FAQ, that's what library docs is for.
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