in reply to Re^9: Can't spawn "cmd.exe":
in thread Can't spawn "cmd.exe":

That is, as I keep having to state, an error in perl's handling of Win32 exit codes.

You really don't and should stop. I heard you the first three times, and I agreed with you every time. I haven't said anything to contradict this. Quite the opposite, I showed how it's true.

I didn't make any statement about when that reduction occured.

What did you mean by

"The problem is with Perl's handling of Windows return codes. Trying to force fit a 32-bit signed int into an unsigned char doesn't go :)"

if you didn't mean

"The problem is with Perl forcing the Windows exit code into an unsigned char."

That doesn't even occur, so it can't be the problem. Whatever you *meant*, what you *said* was wrong.

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Re^11: Can't spawn "cmd.exe":
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2009 at 15:19 UTC
    What did you mean by ...

    Exactly what I said. Nothing less and nothing more.

    There are two sentences. Both are correct.

    Your continued attempts to find some flaw in them is getting boring.

    Whatever you *meant*, what you *said* was wrong.

    I meant what I said. And nothing I said is wrong.

    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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