[Info-vax] Looking into C-include files on VMS

[Wilm Boerhout]

Bob Eager mentioned  on 30-10-2009 22:33:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:21:36 +0100, Wilm Boerhout wrote:
> 
>>> VMS exit status is essentially a 32 bit value. The low order bit is 1
>>> for success, zero for failure.
>> But, open source and or "foreign" programs ported to VMS may not always
>> exit with a VMS exit status value.
>>
>> Both DEC C ($CC) and and HP C++ ($CXX) compilers exit with even status
>> values on compilation errors.
> 
> That's really the point I was making. It's what he needs for configure.
> 
> (When I've ported something to VMS, I've always made a point of adjusting 
> exit status so that it's VMS-compliant).
> 
> 
> 
Soorry Bob, I have now rephrased my answer to sound what I really ment. 
On reading back, I was was confused the way you are.

/Wilm