[Yum] Re: yum exit codes
David Lutterkort
dlutter at redhat.com
Fri Mar 3 21:12:05 UTC 2006
On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 13:31 -0700, Michael Stenner wrote:
> 1) it doesn't need to be perfect. The idea is to provide something
> useful to people that need a quick-and-dirty. We have a full
> python interface if folks need more.
Exactly.
> 2) there's not a lot of room for feedback. If you go the bitmask
> route, there are 16 bits?
Actually only 8 (exit(3) ands the exit code with 0377) That might be an
argument for doing a dirt simple 0/1 thing right now and reserve the
remaining 7 bits for an enhacement in the future, when it becomes clear
what distinctions people need to make.
David
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