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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to delete files within C programs
Followup-To: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Date: 17 May 1996 10:43:38 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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References: <Oum-El-Kheir.Benkahla-3004961724540001@mac-ugm-3.imag.fr> <4n5cer$33m@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> <4n7mse$o34@web.nmti.com> <4nclv9$11s@anorak.coverform.lan> <4nfd2h$smf@web.nmti.com>
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Peter da Silva (peter@nmti.com) wrote:
: In article <4nclv9$11s@anorak.coverform.lan>,
: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote:
: > Peter da Silva (peter@nmti.com) wrote:
: > : Most of the software on the net is that sort of code. Look at all the code
: > : that calls:

: > : 	execl(arg, arg, arg, arg, 0);

: > : The amount of code that uses NULL or casts the 0 to (char *) is definitely
: > : in the minority. Yet that's one of the most basic rank beginner mistakes...
: > : but it worked fine on 32-bit systems so who cared?

: > Also works fine with any compiler worth its salt that's given a prototype.

: GOTCHA!

Oops :-)

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....