[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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