rmail return codes

[Patrick Guelat]

In article <57 at ajfcal.UUCP> tony at ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field) writes:
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|I am trying to determine the cause of the following error message which
|was returned after mail transfer to another system. Both system use
|Xenix, elm2.2 and smail2.5. The originator of mail transfer uses Xenix
|2.2.3. The recipient (who also returns this error message) uses Xenix 2.3.1.
|
|         remote execution     [uucp job ajfcalX4506 (4/24-22:53:09)]
|              rmail root 
|         exited with status 2
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Ok let's assume the mail was delivered properly w/o any errors.

Now go and find that bug ! No, no it's not the installation.
Hmmm is it somewhere in the code of smail ?? Nope ... 

--> It's a litle bug in the 386-version of cc or the libraries .... YUCK ! 

Problem: a return with 'return(value)' from main()  will result a random
         exit value.

main()
{
	return(100);
}

If compiled with '-M2' (286) this programm will exit with exitstatus=100 
If compiled with '-M3  (386) it will exit with a random (?) exit value.

To fix your problem change the line in 'main.c' of smail that
contains 'return(exitstat)' to 'exit(exitstat)' .. That's it...

	Patrick
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