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  1. Xref: sparky comp.sys.sgi:18227 comp.sys.sgi.bugs:25 comp.unix.ultrix:8986
  2. Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,comp.sys.sgi.bugs,comp.unix.ultrix
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!decuac!ufp.dco.dec.com!murphy
  4. From: murphy@ufp.dco.dec.com (Rick Murphy)
  5. Subject: Re: tempnam(3S) bug, possibly on all MIPS
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec20.043341.17912@decuac.dec.com>
  7. Lines: 5
  8. Sender: murphy@gorn.enet.dec.com (Rick Murphy)
  9. Nntp-Posting-Host: server.dco.dec.com
  10. Reply-To: murphy@ufp.dco.dec.com
  11. Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Landover MD
  12. References: <1gu849INNp6k@menudo.uh.edu> <BzIxqC.Ivv@world.std.com>
  13. Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 04:33:41 GMT
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  16. Looking at errno after calling a library routine that hasn't failed isn't
  17. a useful thing to do. The call succeeded - you've got no reason to go looking
  18. at errno.
  19.     -Rick
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