[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

Guy Harris wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 09:05:33AM +0100, Ulf Lamping wrote:
>  
>
> > Nonetheless, in file.c and alert_box.c are some similar functions now, like:
> >
> > cf_open_failure_alert_box
> > cf_write_failure_alert_box
> > cf_close_failure_alert_box
> >
> > Which might be merged in some way with the new alert_box stuff?
> >    
>
> Merged in what way?  I don't know whether putting stuff to handle
> Wiretap error values into the new alert_box stuff would be the right
> thing to do - it's probably safe, although it *could* cause confusing
> error messages to be produced if, somehow, "errno" gets set to a
> negative number (as it'd be interpreted as a Wiretap error number).
>
> The ones in file.c call the alert_box.c routines for UN*X-style errno
> values; they just add support for Wiretap errors.
>  
Now I see the difference!

I was just confused, when setting a breakpoint at the alert_box.c 
function, try to open a nonexistent file, and got an alert dialog box, 
but not from the alert_box.c

Regards, ULFL