Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
> 
> Ben Laurie wrote:
> >
> > Eeek! Things that _don't_ fail don't clear the last error in general.
> 
> I am assured by Allan Edwards that these particular calls
> are well-behaved in this regard, and that the patch is safe.

OK, but either:

a) write some comments explaining this, or

b) clear the error first, just to be sure (after all, we know who wrote
the stuff we're calling)

Cheers,

Ben.

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