[PATCH v4 1/2] libwine: Don't call exit in the shared library.

Alexandre Julliard julliard at winehq.org
Wed Oct 12 07:52:23 CDT 2016


Jens Reyer <jre.winesim at gmail.com> writes:

> On 11.10.2016 16:59, Sebastian Lackner wrote:
>> Before changing things in Winelib, it would first be necessary to modify all
>> involved tools and dlls to avoid fatal_[p]error for harmless errors.
>
> Thanks a lot, that's the advice I've been looking for (obviously not
> with the hoped for outcome).
>
> Unfortunately the todo is beyond my capabilities. I'll discuss that at
> Debian and propose to drop the patch for now.
>
> Instead I'll file a bug here since I haven't heard anyone rejecting the
> goal of getting rid of exit in the shared library itself.

I don't think that's a useful goal. It's not a bad idea to review its
usage, and possibly replace it where it makes sense, but there are also
places where exit is needed.

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Alexandre Julliard
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