On May 21, 2009, at 10:52 , M. Warner Losh wrote:
In message: <20090521110115.ga50...@freebsd.org>
Alexey Dokuchaev <da...@freebsd.org> writes:
: > Given how easy it is to "grep <<errno>> /usr/include/sys/
errno.h" or
: > perl -e '$! = <<errno>>; print "$!\n";'
: > I'm not sure of the utility of this tool.
:
: User scripts should not depend on presence of system include files.
: Now, just to mention, Nick's suggestion about dropping extra noise
: actually good one.
There's also internationalization that actually happens too, right?
That doesn't happen with grep..
Sorry to not jump in sooner, but I just wanted to say...
The reason for this program is that it makes it easier for sysadmins
and script
writers to make sense of programs which they do not control the source
for.
The program will continue to work no matter how we expand or change
errno.h.
Best,
George
PS I'd like to paint it red.
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