From: Frank Li Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:29:34 GMT Subject: Re: possible code error at run_command.c Message-ID: <1976ea660912202329x42f6add3j9175867e8723a4bd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B2F214D.2020905@viscovery.net> > This is a commonly used idiom to avoid an (incorrect) compiler warning > about an uninitialized variable. > > Strictly speaking, I think that you are right by saying "means nothing" > because the use of the uninitialized variable invokes undefined behavior > (and for this reason, I dislike this construct), but in practice it will > not make a difference. > This error is captured at MSVC environment by run time varible check. I prefer change it to int failed_errno = errno;