2008/5/22 Arthur Reutenauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> No; instead of (uname(&uts)) it should be (uname(&uts) < 0) .
>
>  Well, no: if the function fails on Linux and returns, say, 1, this
> test wouldn't catch it.  But Taco knows what to do, and the discussion

>From uname(2) on Linux:
RETURN VALUE
       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.

And SUS3 has this:
       Upon successful completion, a non-negative value shall be
returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate
the error.

Best
   Martin
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