[gs-devel] exit status on VMS and getting GS API working there

[Forrest Cahoon]

Duh!

To get the correct exit code on VMS, all that needs to be done is to fix
stdpre.h.
Here's a patch, that in conjunction with Russell's, makes everything work
great:

*** stdpre.h~  Thu Feb 21 16:24:54 2002
--- stdpre.h   Fri May  3 17:00:49 2002
***************
*** 441,449 ****
   * command line.
   */
  /*#define OLD_VMS_C*/
! #if defined(VMS) && (defined(OLD_VMS_C) || !defined(__DECC))
! #  define exit_OK 1
  #  define exit_FAILED 18
  #else
  #  define exit_OK 0
  #  define exit_FAILED 1
--- 441,453 ----
   * command line.
   */
  /*#define OLD_VMS_C*/
! #if defined(VMS)
  #  define exit_FAILED 18
+ #  if (defined(OLD_VMS_C) || !defined(__DECC))
+ #    define exit_OK 1
+ #  else
+ #    define exit_OK 0
+ #  endif
  #else
  #  define exit_OK 0
  #  define exit_FAILED 1

Forrest Cahoon
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                    "Russell Lang"                                                          
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                    04/25/2002            <forrest.cahoon at merrillcorp.com>                  
                    04:39 AM             Subject:     Re: [gs-devel] exit status on VMS and 
                    Please respond        getting GS API working there                      
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Jacob and Forrest,

Attached is patch to prevent gsapi_exit() from calling
exit() on VMS, and to still allow the correct return code
from main() in gs.c.

Could you please test this and let me know the results?  If
the patch is correct I will submit it for official code
review.

My only concern is that it changes the default return code
from 255 to exit_FAILED.  This default is rarely used, but
it may be returned from "gs -h".

Russell Lang                   gsview at ghostgum.com.au
Ghostgum Software Pty Ltd      http://www.ghostgum.com.au/