in reply to On Systems and Strangeness

I ++ that node. I think we can all agree with your explanation above but I can understand why it was --. You said the *only* thing you saw was the funky she-bang line when I think you might have meant the *only other* thing you saw was the funky she-bang. I wrote off the bad she-bang as a typo and thought the more important issue was the non-checking of the open call.

-derby

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Re^2: On Systems and Strangeness
by samizdat (Vicar) on Aug 25, 2005 at 14:08 UTC
    Well, to my mind, the OP's code was correct, even if not complete with all error checking. You're absolutely right that his|her error checking leaves him|her wide open for assuptions about the underlying system state to cause a failure. Making my point. :D