Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 23:25:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: FreeBSD-current users <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: remote make install Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960629232322.6099A-100000@professor.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199606291621.SAA29231@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Sat, 29 Jun 1996, J Wunsch wrote: > As Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > SYSEXITS(3) FreeBSD Programmer's Manual SYSEXITS(3) > > > Very good info. I looked at make's man page, but couldn't see any > > reference to error returns. Is there any possiblity of changing the man > > page to include a reference to sysexits(3) ? > > This manpage is relatively new still. Perhaps all utilites that > adhere to sysexits(3) should xref it in their man pages, and the man > page of make should make it clear that it's the exit status of the > command. Well, at least the first step in that direction would be adding something to the install man page, because what it says now about errors is nearly nothing. I don't have commit privs, but I'd be willing to send diffs to anyone who wanted to commit changes to install (the change would be small). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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