I do this all the time. Usually on an error condition I do a goto the
initialization routine, so everything is placed in a known set of
conditions. I have never had any problems doing this.

Fr. Tom Mcgahee

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> From: Steve Ridley <stever@NSW.UNILINK.OZ.AU>
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Using a goto to terminate a function.
> Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 8:38 PM
>
> PIClisters
>
> I have a question regarding the use of a goto rather than a return to
> terminate a function call. In certain circumstances I could save a lot of
> code if I could terminate functions by just going to a general clean up area
> and then back to my main loop without ever returning to the place the
> function was called from. This means I am leaving the return address on the
> stack. What if any are the implications of doing this ? Is there some other
> way to achieve this ? Will the stack overflow or will it not matter because
> the unused return addresses eventually get pushed off the end of the stack?
> Does the PIC do anything when a stack overflow condition occurs ?
>
> Steve Ridley
> Blue Ocean Telecommunications
> Sydney,  Australia