linux-kernel - Re: errno codes intertwined

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Date:	24 Aug 2007 22:39:23 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
Cc:	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	parisc-linux@...isc-linux.org
Subject: Re: errno codes intertwined

Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de> writes:
> 
> So I'm just asking: can I rely on the same errno across Linuxes?

No. The errnos were originally designed to be compatible
with the "native" Unix on that platform to make running
their binaries easier. On Sparc that would
be SunOS/Solaris.

-Andi
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