Bug#4974: Bug in dpkg Version: 1.4.0.3
Dale Scheetz wrote:
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: On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
: > Christoph Lameter wrote:
: > :
: > : Package: dpkg
: > : Version: 1.4.0.3
: > : dpkg -s <packagename>
: > : where packagename is nonexistant still returns a result code of 0.
: >
: > ... I dived somewhat in the source ... it seems not to be expected, that
: > someone will ask for the return code after 'dpkg -s somewhat'.
: I have had the same problem with the -I option and dpkg. I hope you are
: not defending this behavior. Programs that do not return proper error
No, I don't defend it, but since I'm not the author of dpkg, and I'm not
sure about dependencies (perhaps dselect depends on void return codes
...), and my spare time is too limited to dive deeper into the sources,
and after all it doesn't seem to be a simple fix ... understand?
: codes should be considered broken in this regard. It would be nice if dpkg
: would return proper error conditions.
It should remain filed as a bug, waiting for Ians return ...
Heiko
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