Using the status tools

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Using the status tools

The following summarizes everything the common programmer needs to know in order to follow LAL standard error reporting. It can be treated as a primer on LAL coding conventions.

Subsections

LAL function calls
Assigning an RCS $Id$ string
Initializing the status structure
Normal return from a function
Abnormal return from a function
Error checking within a function
Calling subroutines
Cleaning up after subroutine failure
Issuing status messages
Setting the initial LALStatus structure and global lalDebugLevel
Non-confomant functions

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