> > If you can show me a way of compiling an application where errno is > not set to this function call, then I'll agree with you. Heh, this is too easy :) #include <errno.h> #undef errno extern int errno; But that's not what you wanted, I suspect :) -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ Deqo - http://www.deqo.com/