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Re: crash feature request

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Apr 18, 2007
• 616 views

Juergen Luethje wrote:
> Ooops ... I'm sorry.
> Since I want my program to return an exit status code to the operating
> system it also uses abort(), but previously I just didn't notice that
> abort() plays a role in this context. Please try this:
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
> include dll.e
> include machine.e
> 
> constant FATAL_ERROR = 3          -- exit status code
>  
> without warning
> 
> function bad()
>     free_console()
>     abort(FATAL_ERROR)
>     return 0
> end function
> 
> crash_routine(routine_id("bad"))
> 
> ? 1/0
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> Now I also tested this on a Virtual Machine (which is considerably
> slower than the real machine), and there I saw a console window popping
> up temporarily.

Yes, on my Pentium-4 machine the above produces a console
window for a tiny fraction of a second. It disappears
so fast you have to try it a few times to confirm what it is.

If someone wants to eliminate the console window entirely 
when crash_message("") or free_console() is specified, 
feel free. As I recall, the logic in this area is a bit complicated.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com