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(PER_CHAR_METRIC): Remove unused macro. (fm_font_family_alist): New variable. (syms_of_macterm): Initialize and staticpro it. (decode_mac_font_name): Replace '-' in family name with '_' if it occurs just once. Lower family name. (parse_x_font_name): Rename from x_font_name_to_mac_font_name. All uses changed. Remove argument MF and code conversion for it. Add argument SIZE. Rename argument MF_DECODED to FAMILY, and CS to CHARSET. Parse font size. Lower family name. Return integer value for status of parsing. (init_font_name_table) [USE_ATSUI]: Use decode_mac_font_name. Don't use Fdowncase because family name is already lowered by decode_mac_font_name. (init_font_name_table): Always call decode_mac_font_name. Add pair of family name and its reference to fm_font_family_alist. (mac_clear_font_name_table): Clear fm_font_family_alist. (XLoadQueryFont): Move font size parsing part to parse_x_font_name. Lookup fm_font_family_alist to get font family reference. (XLoadQueryFont) [USE_ATSUI]: Don't use Fdowncase because family name is already lowered by parse_x_font_name.

ttn 2004-05-09

The exit value of a program returning to the shell on unixoid systems is
typically 0 for success, and non-0 (such as 1) for failure.  For vms it is
odd (1,3,5...) for success, even (0,2,4...) for failure.

This holds from the point of view of the "shell" (in quotes because vms has a
different dispatch model that is not explained further here).

From the point of view of the program, nowadays stdlib.h on both type of
systems provides macros `EXIT_SUCCESS' and `EXIT_FAILURE' that should DTRT.

NB: The numerical values of these macros DO NOT need to fulfill the the exit
value requirements outlined in the first paragraph!  That is the job of the
`exit' function.  Thus, this kind of construct shows misunderstanding:

   #ifdef VMS
      exit (1);
   #else
      exit (0);
   #endif

Values aside from EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE are tricky.



ttn 2004-05-12

Values aside from EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE can be used to indicate
finer gradations of failure.  If this is the only information available
to the caller, clamping such values to EXIT_FAILURE loses information.
If there are other ways to indicate the problem to the caller (such as
a message to stderr) it may be ok to clamp.  In all cases, it is the
relationship between the program and its caller that must be examined.
[Insert ZAMM quote here.]