X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 827 - trunk/debian
Author: branden
Date: 2003-12-06 21:22:19 -0500 (Sat, 06 Dec 2003)
New Revision: 827
Modified:
trunk/debian/shell-lib.sh
Log:
Document that safe_debconf() should not be used with db_get or db_metaget
commands; the return is only meaningful if the exit status of the debconf
command is zero, which should be checked directly and not via a middle-man
like safe_debconf().
Modified: trunk/debian/shell-lib.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/shell-lib.sh 2003-12-07 01:53:15 UTC (rev 826)
+++ trunk/debian/shell-lib.sh 2003-12-07 02:22:19 UTC (rev 827)
@@ -498,6 +498,10 @@
#
# Run specified debconf command with (optional) specified arguments, guarding
# ourselves against abnormal exits.
+ #
+ # NOTE: Do *not* use this function with db_get or db_metaget commands; in
+ # those cases the return value of the debconf command *must* be checked
+ # before the string returned by debconf is used for anything.
local retval
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