From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 13408 invoked from network); 1 Sep 2021 13:29:42 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 1 Sep 2021 13:29:42 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 038999D560; Wed, 1 Sep 2021 23:29:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB3E9BA1D; Wed, 1 Sep 2021 23:29:13 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="oxrOISpF"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 76AFC9BA1D; Wed, 1 Sep 2021 23:29:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f53.google.com (mail-ot1-f53.google.com [209.85.210.53]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F10699B9F9 for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2021 23:29:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f53.google.com with SMTP id g66-20020a9d12c8000000b0051aeba607f1so3392836otg.11 for ; Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:29:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=d/sUCqCEA8MA/bOOkDwFoWDhpPwR/Csc2/adN6nfWws=; b=oxrOISpFnDQ4kHDDkP3IqgbWtTGAjEbrxvgViww1bk4q15St2GoYf8LCJNqYfstJ4b 5qmo2OHIcQ0X7KGTbhMK/zGr+y6Mzm0hs9qJKhZvy9B0yQqF7tQ0JBVsXko7CCd32Bdx 9MQI+9ycyoCDPf9qhxonEshvZ4YhsmwIzQ2pmSUEvoIvkT4OE8dImSmjS1Aj2ShwAUwP Y74LPuCIYwIhWLjRiNxlPHFGMxPp+k52kh5vsMZf4naS2eyWaBjNjwlPEnt6vYi3Xgg2 acczpzoSfpULfRw/C3ZkYGFtn1vLJH9yYDRwQibDsIleD/QQhcarFonLNCyT0yy+NX55 xJog== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=d/sUCqCEA8MA/bOOkDwFoWDhpPwR/Csc2/adN6nfWws=; b=qivcbcJ64aIC5EGqNd5dJ4JeKGOt2B3oD84FNqJ2PVTqtbdpRhWGIeZpV8eoFGc7YF w+9pFtEfwV6iU/PPvivFJ2YVbj+ftznMCCxrrBvjB+dWbFusUKcERiw4aD0+uNgT6rFX PrBEE2orVeyoJdGv9rqB3HM1UQ+4LC292DD5+LXLqoxGhCbpHbSJPsYV+I4wNH61A4Rz 9QEWy9PVmsVo6emDoZVxGuZIV5Z5pscDcSwrMz23LIF9lhLm3gtprwrvK95SnWSGzrA/ gyGTqxYA0TyDYeFS8v6KRFmACcRFoD11O+PndbdamoWGZPJ0hau8q5HwRxRpkYPOv0MA gjkw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533UDzeZt4OiHsj8lzPQxFp3tiJad+LMua+2rY59pTSFHrt5+wvT AX6lzrc25pkbgw5v874LNdLQQKsr6LWX8J656Fk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw69SNkbQZcX/knAljLngnijcaahHQBADHLyKpRjJH+EtX8W+DFQ7n+rD6njIVeTpR+9hyfidozf9qx046r6SY= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:5a8e:: with SMTP id w14mr28869612oth.65.1630502951231; Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:29:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Dan Cross Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 09:28:35 -0400 Message-ID: To: Richard Salz Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000036a40405caef0dd8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] A language question X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --00000000000036a40405caef0dd8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:25 AM Richard Salz wrote: > I hope that this does not start any kind of language flaming and that if > something starts the moderator will shut it down quickly. > > Where did the name for abort(3) and SIGABRT come from? I believe it was > derived from the IBM term ABEND, but would like to know one way or the > other. > Caveat that I don't know the answer to the question, but "abort" to cease doing something is pretty common in a lot of contexts; I always assumed this was picked up in the same way one would "abort the mission" or "abort the test flight" or something of that nature. As an aside, I'd always been under the impression that the "AB" in "ABEND" comes from, "abnormal"? - Dan C. --00000000000036a40405caef0dd8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:25 AM Richard Sa= lz <rich.salz@gmail.com> w= rote:
I hope that this does not start any = kind of language flaming and that if something starts the moderator will sh= ut it down quickly.

Where did the name for abort(3= ) and SIGABRT come from? I believe it was derived from the IBM term ABEND, = but would like to know one way or the other.

Caveat that I don't know the answer to the question, = but "abort" to cease doing something is pretty common in a lot of= contexts; I always assumed this was picked up in the same way one would &q= uot;abort the mission" or "abort the test flight" or somethi= ng of that nature.

As an aside, I'd always bee= n under the impression that the "AB" in "ABEND" comes f= rom, "abnormal"?

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 - Dan C.

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