Makefile

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ build/child: build
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: all
-	@echo "==> Testing execve with &NULL..."
+	@echo "==> Testing execve with { NULL }..."
 	./build/parent-ptr ./build/child
 	@echo "==> Testing execve with NULL..."
 	./build/parent-null ./build/child

src/parent.c

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
     char *arr = NULL;
     char **ptr = 
 #ifdef PTR_TO_NULL
@@ -16,8 +14,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     printf("%s: using just NULL as argv...\n", argv[0]);
 #endif
     printf("%s: argv == %p\n", argv[0], ptr);
-    ret = execve(argv[1], ptr, envp);
+    execve(argv[1], ptr, envp);
 
-    printf("%s: execve failed ;_; got %s\n", argv[0], strerror(ret));
     return 0;
 }