Subject: Re: bin/36294: login(1) -- inconsistent exit behavior on EOF
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org,>
From: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/08/2007 13:25:03
The following reply was made to PR bin/36294; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: netbsd-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: Re: bin/36294: login(1) -- inconsistent exit behavior on EOF
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 14:19:54 +0100
On Tue, 08 May 2007, zeurkous@nichten.info wrote:
> Since changing the exit code will probably break compatibility, I
> suggest a new '-e' option for login(1) that makes it return non-zero
> under these circumstances (and possibly similar ones in the future):
I don't see the need for a new "-e" flag here. What's wrong with just
fixing the exit status, and documenting it?
--apb (Alan Barrett)