FATAL_EXIT_CODE - why 33?

[Phil Edwards]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 08:36:03AM -0800, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> 
>   - Create a series of hooks (function-pointers) that are called 
>     whenever some non-standard behavior might be wanted.
> 
>     (Note: we really want to use function-pointers, not
>            function-names, both to reduce interface clutter and
> 	   also to allow sharing of hooks.)
> 
>     Let's call this the "Emacs approach", since Emacs works this
>     way.

And as an extra bonus for Emacs users, I'm sure someone out there will write
GCC patches allowing an .el file to reach inside the compiler and actually
manipulate the hooks.  Including these .el files during the Emacs unexec
would result in a single program binary that runs as the editor and the
shell and the compiler...

Ouch, I think I broke my brain.


Phil

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