functions that don't return

[Pedz Thing]

In article <1216 at bunker.UUCP> garys at bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson) writes:
>In article <86900070 at haddock> karl at haddock writes:
>>There are three possible models for the crt0/main interface:  main() could be
>>int ("exit(main())"), void ("main(); exit(0)"), or dead ("main(); HALT").

I think it should be the second choice, main(); exit(0);.  The reason
is two fold.  First, unless a program specifically bombs off, it
should exit with a happy status.  Falling off the bottom of main I
would not consider to be doing anything specific yet the return (and
exit) value will be random.  Second, with a random exit status, it
makes the program much less usefull.  Make(1) will sometimes work and
sometimes fail, etc.
-- 
Perry Smith
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