Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!mat From: mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Unix cmd names obscure? Message-ID: <795@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 17:01:52 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.795 Posted: Fri Dec 21 17:01:52 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 01:49:11 EST References: <229@pyuxt.UUCP> <981@opus.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 21 > IEFBR14, if written > as the obvious, single-instruction program " BR 14", does NOT work. > Reason: It fails to set a proper value for its return code, which means > that it may fail mysteriously. An entertaining rumor has it that this bug > actually existed in IEFBR14 once. But don't get too cocky--the same bug > also exists in the UNIX world, since many C programs terminate by falling > out the bottom of the main program and most C startup routines simply take > whatever garbage return value this produces as the exit status of the > program.] > -- > Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 > ...Are you making this up as you go along? It's true. The bug did exist, and was duly APAR'ed (IBM-ese for reported) and fixed. In fact, I believe there have been three APAR's (problem reports) against IEFBR14. This was so long ago I don't remember what the others were ? Does any OS/360/370 trivia buff remember ? -- Mike Taylor ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat [ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's. ]