From: "Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM)" <lyndon@orthanc.ca>
Subject: Re: setenv(3) segfaults when value == NULL
To: "Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Cc: enh <enh@google.com>, tech@openbsd.org
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:31:42 -0700

Theo de Raadt writes:

> I think these proposal are junk.
>
> Historically, the error return is not checked.

If that's really the case, then error checks and returns should be
removed from all library functions and system calls.  That will
sure find all the bugs in a hurry.

--lyndon