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correct docs for exitWith: only stdout/stderr are flushed, not all Handles
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Simon Marlow
<marlowsd@gmail.com>
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:05:06 +0000
(13:05 +0000)
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Simon Marlow
<marlowsd@gmail.com>
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:05:06 +0000
(13:05 +0000)
System/Exit.hs
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System/Exit.hs
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System/Exit.hs
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import System
-- | Computation 'exitWith' @code@ throws 'ExitCode' @code@.
-- Normally this terminates the program, returning @code@ to the
-- | Computation 'exitWith' @code@ throws 'ExitCode' @code@.
-- Normally this terminates the program, returning @code@ to the
--- program's caller. Before the program terminates, any open or
--- semi-closed handles are first closed.
+-- program's caller.
+--
+-- On program termination, the standard 'Handle's 'stdout' and
+-- 'stderr' are flushed automatically; any other buffered 'Handle's
+-- need to be flushed manually, otherwise the buffered data will be
+-- discarded.
--
-- A program that fails in any other way is treated as if it had
-- called 'exitFailure'.
--
-- A program that fails in any other way is treated as if it had
-- called 'exitFailure'.