mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (10/04/87)
Why should calling a function be an error? If you don't need the function result why bother to use it. Every compiler I've used besides the Microsoft one for the IBM-PC allows it. On the VAX/VMS it is essentially a vital feature, as many if not most systems calls are functions, often with useless return values. Of course the function in the example returned garbage, which probably should be an error. Doug McDonald