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From: David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] errstr(2)
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:39:01 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200403251239.i2PCd16P061964@adat.davidashen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c0c143e0363c0b64838f51dd98c64c8e@plan9.bell-labs.com>

>
> Given that you looked at the implimentation of the system call, I
> take it that this question is rhetorical?

I can't learn to ask my questions right. I am sorry for that.
My question was whether the code was right (in generrstr) 
or accidental. 

Since you think the question is rhetorical, it is the answer, 
thank you.

I have been writing a piece of code where I wanted to set a message
for the next "%r" (which might be the wrong intent), and wondered
what I was expected to de to ensure it would not truncated.


  reply	other threads:[~2004-03-25 12:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-03-25  6:43 David Tolpin
2004-03-25  6:51 ` Russ Cox
2004-03-25  7:08   ` David Tolpin
2004-03-25 12:33     ` David Presotto
2004-03-25 12:39       ` David Tolpin [this message]
2004-03-25 12:52         ` David Presotto
2004-03-25 12:57           ` lucio
2004-03-25 13:30           ` David Tolpin

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