Re: [MiNT] Dopendir() return values

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>]

Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk> writes:

> On 11/01/11 15:10, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk> writes:
>>
>>> But that wasn't the original topic. It was explaining the return values
>>> of Dopendir.
>> The point is that it does not fit with existing GEMDOS practice, which
>> causes confusion, obviously.
>>
> Not in my eyes, the point is that it's an extension.
>
> Dopendir is a un*x'ism, so it should follow what it's trying to emulate,
> otherwise applications that use it, i.e. un*x apps, will fail with
> inappropriate errors.

GEMDOS errors do not exactly fit the Unix errors, and those differences
need to be kept in mind.

Andreas.

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