From 848156d71edf0fef3fb34cb2aa31571068a45d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:11:37 -0500 Subject: listamsb: tweak popen() stuff. --- listamsb.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/listamsb.c b/listamsb.c index 281e075..5071dc0 100644 --- a/listamsb.c +++ b/listamsb.c @@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ void open_output() { verbose(1, "using stdout for output"); } else { verbose(1, "using pipe for output: %s", pipe_command); - outfile = popen(pipe_command, "w"); - if(!outfile) { - perror(pipe_command); - exit(1); - } + outfile = popen(pipe_command, "w"); /* "wb" not allowed! */ + /* we probably never see this error. popen() fails only is + we feed it an invalid mode, or if fork() or pipe() fails. + all other errors are caught at pclose(). */ + if(!outfile) os_err("|%s: %s", pipe_command, strerror(errno)); need_pclose = 1; } } -- cgit v1.2.3