From:	jqb AT netcom DOT com (Jim Balter)
Subject:	Re: problems with sys/errno.h
4 Nov 1996 18:04:13 -0800 :
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Joe Marzot wrote:
> 
> the definition of errno as a macro in sys/errno.h(included from errno.h)
> causes problems for any use of the name 'errno' other than the usual
> global var. I.e. if 'errno' is used as a field in some other struct then
> including errno.h reaks havok on that code.
> 
> have I missed something?

Including errno.h makes errno a reserved word, per section 7.1.3 of the
ANSI/ISO C standard.

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<J Q B>

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