Me too, didn't work:

me@myServer:~$ uname -a Linux KALIDHCP 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 25 00:26:11 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux me@myServer:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 6.0.7 me@myServer:~$ gcc -O2 semtex.c me@myServer:~$ ./a.out a.out: semtex.c:51: sheep: Assertion `!close(fd)' failed. Aborted me@myServer:~$