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From: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: asserts and unexpected returns (was: Re: Assert)
Message-ID: <10192@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Date: 31 Oct 90 19:07:39 GMT
References: <18647@rpp386.cactus.org> <4057@awdprime.UUCP> <18658@rpp386.cactus.org> <4093@awdprime.UUCP> <18662@rpp386.cactus.org>
Reply-To: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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In article <18662@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
: In article <4093@awdprime.UUCP> daveb@bach.austin.ibm.com (Dave Burton) writes:
: >I admit, I did look at the sources to verify my understanding
: >before posting to the net.  That's generally considered wise.
: >Perhaps you would fare better if you did the same.
: 
: are you in the habit of violating your non-disclosure agreements
: with IBM and AT&T just so you can make your postings?  many of the
: people in this group have access to source code as well, but most
: of us don't run off and read it then report what we find to the
: net.

But the best sources of advice will generally double-check the sources and
then pretend they wrote it out of their head.  :-)

[To whom it may concern:  the undersigned does not at this time have access
to any AT&T proprietary sources.  (Which is obviously why I've been giving
such bad advice lately...  :-)]

Larry Wall
lwall@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov