On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 08:09:56AM -0400, John E. Malmberg wrote:
> A VMS exit 44 will also cause MMS/MMK by default to abort the makefile
> with MMS/MMK also exiting with an error.
I believe this is the desired behavior.
> If you want a VMS exit code that UNIX programs should interpret as an
> EXIT 1, then the following (mostly undocumented) hack will work.
>
> VMS status code = %x35a000 + (UNIX status * 8), and if this is a success
> status, add 1, otherwise VMS will interpret it as a warning.
>
> EAGLE> exit %x35A000 + (1 * 8) + 1
>
> EAGLE> x = %x35A000 + (1 * 8) + 1
> EAGLE> show sym x
> X = 3514377 Hex = 0035A009 Octal = 00015320011
I have no idea what any of this means.
Anyhow, I don't need to wedge together a single command line for both VMS and
Unix. Its easy to have different commands for each.
Unless you're talking about that wacky VMS with Unix semantics thing again.
--
Michael G Schwern schwern@xxxxxxxxx http://www.pobox.com/~schwern
...they shared one last kiss that left a bitter yet sweet taste in her
mouth--kind of like throwing up after eating a junior mint.
-- Dishonorable Mention, 2005 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
by Tami Farmer
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