tony@ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field) (04/25/89)
I am trying to determine the cause of the following error message which
was returned after mail transfer to another system. Both system use
Xenix, elm2.2 and smail2.5. The originator of mail transfer uses Xenix
2.2.3. The recipient (who also returns this error message) uses Xenix 2.3.1.
remote execution [uucp job ajfcalX4506 (4/24-22:53:09)]
rmail root
exited with status 2
I initially thought that is exit status was the traditional:
2 ENOENT No such file or directory:
This error occurs when a filename is specified and the
file should exist but doesn't, or when one of the
directories in a pathname does not exist.
however, it does not make sense... Any suggestions???????
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| Tony Field ..uunet!utai!calgary!ajfcal!tony
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| Calgary, Alberta, Canada voice: (403) 266-3239chip@vector.Dallas.TX.US (Chip Rosenthal) (05/02/89)
In article <57@ajfcal.UUCP> tony@ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field) writes: > remote execution [uucp job ajfcalX4506 (4/24-22:53:09)] > rmail root > exited with status 2 Old versions of the development system (something like 2.2.0) are broke. This: main() { return(0); } does not work. Smail does this, and the termination status is 2 not 0. To fix this, either s/return(0)/exit(0)/ or get the UFC (or a later) update. Speaking of SQA...just did my 2.3 update this weekend. Uuinstall is a barrel of laughs. -- Chip Rosenthal / chip@vector.Dallas.TX.US / Dallas Semiconductor / 214-450-5337
patg@impch.UUCP (Patrick Guelat) (05/09/89)
In article <57@ajfcal.UUCP> tony@ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field) writes: +------------------ |I am trying to determine the cause of the following error message which |was returned after mail transfer to another system. Both system use |Xenix, elm2.2 and smail2.5. The originator of mail transfer uses Xenix |2.2.3. The recipient (who also returns this error message) uses Xenix 2.3.1. | | remote execution [uucp job ajfcalX4506 (4/24-22:53:09)] | rmail root | exited with status 2 +------------------ Ok let's assume the mail was delivered properly w/o any errors. Now go and find that bug ! No, no it's not the installation. Hmmm is it somewhere in the code of smail ?? Nope ... --> It's a litle bug in the 386-version of cc or the libraries .... YUCK ! Problem: a return with 'return(value)' from main() will result a random exit value. main() { return(100); } If compiled with '-M2' (286) this programm will exit with exitstatus=100 If compiled with '-M3 (386) it will exit with a random (?) exit value. To fix your problem change the line in 'main.c' of smail that contains 'return(exitstat)' to 'exit(exitstat)' .. That's it... Patrick -- \\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\// // Patrick Guelat, ImproWare Switzerland \ SMART: patg@impch.uucp \\ \\ SUB-NET: ..!altger!impch!{patg,boxdiger} \________ Wasting time is an // // EUNET : ..!cernvax!impch!{patg,boxdiger} \ important time of\\ \\ OTHER : ..!uunet!acad!acadch!impch!{patg,boxdiger} \ living. // //\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\