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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by Findecanor on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @02:35AM (#44506923)
Sounds plausuble. Some of the earliest exception handling systems did not have any semantic difference between CPU exceptions and software exceptions.
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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by devnullbrain on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @10:59AM (#44510825)
You can still use SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 for it.
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