Re: [perl #32745] Perl (all versions) hides write error, with patch

I wrote:
> Sometimes, closing a Perl file handle succeeds even though there have
> been write errors via that handle.  This bug appears to affect every
> version of perl from 5.005_04 to 5.9.1.  I didn't build/test versions
> earlier than 5.005_04, but the doio.c:do_close function in 5.003 looks
> like it has the same problem.

I was dumbfounded to find such a bug in Perl.
Especially considering that it's been in the code for so long.
I suppose the initial report/email have been buried, hence
this prod :)

Full details in the original report:
  http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2004-12/msg00072.html
  http://rt.perl.org/rt3/index.html?q=32745

• [perl #32745] Perl (all versions) hides write error, with patch by Jim Meyering
• Re: [perl #32745] Perl (all versions) hides write error, with patch by Jim Meyering
• Re: [perl #32745] Perl (all versions) hides write error, with patch by Paul Johnson