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From: kris@mips.COM (Kris Solem)
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Subject: Re: Signal return value?
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Date: 9 Feb 90 16:24:39 GMT
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In article <1568@uakari.primate.wisc.edu> bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) writes:
>
>For the signal() system call in RISC/os 4, there are multiple versions.
>The BSD man page indicates that the handler function returns int:
>	
	[example deleted]

>On the other hand, one SYSV man page indicates that the function returns
>void, but then the example declaration is that of a function that returns
>int.  Which is it?

	[example deleted]

>Paul DuBois
>Internet:	dubois@primate.wisc.edu
>UUCP:		rhesus!dubois
>FAX:		608/263-4031

The signal(2-SYSV) man pages has been fixed to indicate that the
return type for handler is void.

The signal(3C-SYSV) man page was removed in RISC/os 4.0, at least on-line.
It shouldn't show up in the manual in the next release.

Kris Solem 		{ames,decwrl,pyramid,prls}!mips!kris or kris@mips.com
MIPS Computer Systems	408-991-7726
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