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Name :   Sue Sautermeister
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/15/2005

Section Comments
Section :  .20.5.4.2
Page no. :  8
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Comment :  page 5-8

For C-based languages and others to which this applies, has the return explicitly defined for callable units such as functions or procedures (do not drop through by default) and, in the case of functions, has the return value explicitly assigned. Where the return is only expected to return a successful value, the C convention of returning zero shall be used or the use of another code justified in the comments.


Please re-read the first two sentences above.  It’s hard to follow