Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I suppose if we check for LONG_MAX then we should also check > for LONG_MIN.
s/should/must/, which makes the code even more complicated, in order to buy what exactly? > I don't know if any systems might set ERANGE in a non-error situation. The SUS saith http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/strtol.html The strtol() function will not change the setting of errno if successful. Perhaps more to the point, we've been doing it that way (errno test only) for many years without complaints. Adding a test on the return value is venturing into less charted waters. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
