ber (07/25/82)
#R:watmath:-308200:harpo:12900007:000:122 harpo!ber Jul 25 15:57:00 1982 While you're at it, be sure to use perror() and pass the most likely offending argument to the last system call. brian
thomas (08/08/82)
I have often wanted a perror() which functioned like printf. Anybody got one? =Spencer
swatt (08/09/82)
One of the "wins" of the whitesmiths library is a simple approach to error messages. The function "errfmt" works like UNIX "printf", but always prints to standard error. Once exposed to this facility, I found I couldn't live without it. A little research into the internals of stdio allowed me to create the necessary analogs on UNIX with ease. I would be glad to send them to anyone interested. - Alan S. Watt (decvax!ittvax!swatt)