CompuServe Thread

#The very first problem!!

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#995From: Steve FaiwiszewskiAug 29, 1988 10:01 PM
Recently I came accross what I consider a flaw (although not a very big one) with Benchmark. If the programmer forgot to include a RETURN statement in a function, upon completion of the execution of the function the program simple exits (returning control to the CLI, if it was launched from there). Now, the way it's done in other implementation, this should generate a runtime error of some kind. I spent *HOURS* trying to track this one down.
#997From: Avant-Garde SoftwareAug 30, 1988 12:21 AM
The exit to CLI occurs only when range checking is enabled. When range checking is disabled the procedure returns with an undefined result. When a post-mortem debugger is made available this will generate a run-time error. Thanks for bringing this to my attention… Talk to you later.