Re: verbose terminate() on by default

[Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>]

On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 01:52:58AM +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
> 
> | Replacing it with write() would be a bad step, I think.  Now we have
> | multiple system calls, instead of a single one done after formatting.
> 
> I disagree that this will be a bad steo for the reasons you gave.
> 
>   (1)  How many system calls are there?

3 instead of 1

>   (2)  We're not on the critical path.

I agree.  Daniel pointed out that we're terminating, after all.
My efficiency argument is withdrawn.


> | +#define errwrite(s)  write(2,s,strlen(s))
> 
> Is there any reason why this isn't an inline function?

I've actually replaced this with the fragment in pure.cc, which handles
the case where unistd.h is not necessary.  I intend to match whatever is
used in pure.cc, for consistency.  (Changing this /and/ pure.cc to use
inlines is certainly possible, but for a different patch.)


> If we're going to be verbose, then please let's be explanatory.  Also,
> it was agreed at some point that "`...'" is bad quoting.

I just maintained the quoting that was there.  The `foo' style always
bothered me, so if it's been agreed that `foo' is bad, I'll gladly get
rid of it.


I'll be stepping out for some hours, but will provide a new patch when
I return.

Phil

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