[ On Friday, September 21, 2001 at 14:03:17 (+0900), Curt Sampson wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: ignoring return values from functions. 
>
> So if there's an error with that close, you then print the error to
> stderr?

Yes, at least for basic filter programs, etc.

> If you've used stderr at all in your program, do you always
> also attempt to close it and check the close? If that close fails,
> what do you do?

No, no, and nothing.  All that's needed in these circumstances is a best
effort.  (Of course one should mabye exit with a non-zero value in that
case, but I've not yet thought through all the implications of doing
this.)

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