From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Cagney To: jtc@redback.com Cc: GDB Discussion , Kevin Buettner Subject: Re: abort() to internal_error() Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:16:00 -0000 Message-id: <3A8D8986.586CE0D6@cygnus.com> References: <3A8D419B.35FE24C@cygnus.com> <5mae7m9ysl.fsf@jtc.redback.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-02/msg00234.html "J.T. Conklin" wrote: > This is good enough to go in as is, but I wonder if there is any way > can improve the message. IMO "function calls abort ()" is wrong, or > at best misleading, since the function no longer calls abort(). > Perhaps "failed internal consistancy check" is generic enough without > mentioning abort()? Thankyou! I couldn't think of anything sensible. Andrew PS: Must not suggest ``Houston, we have a problem''....