Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:17:03 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sh script problem with capturing return code Message-ID: <44y5fvg2o0.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <50F41797.2050001@a1poweruser.com> (fbsd8@a1poweruser.com's message of "Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:35:03 -0500") References: <50EC9009.3030305@a1poweruser.com> <20130108224626.8c2d89cd.freebsd@edvax.de> <50EC99F2.3020404@a1poweruser.com> <44d2xevlhb.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <50ED88CF.7060308@a1poweruser.com> <448v82unxb.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <444niqum7n.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <44zk0it6t5.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <44r4ltu8zp.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <50EE2604.4020809@a1poweruser.com> <44pq188tnx.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <50F41797.2050001@a1poweruser.com>
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Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> writes: > Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> This fixes the problem that was bothering you, but the interactions of >> different features are complicated, and many of them are documented in >> fairly loose language. >> > Is that the diplomatic way of saying the manpage for mtree sucks, and > leaves a great deal to be desired? Not really; I was looking at the code at the time I wrote that. To be fair, I'm not sure what I would *expect* for some of the possible interactions. > When it comes to testing your patch sure I would like to. But here > again I have a problem. For security reasons I can not use source code > to install or update any operating system. I have no sources on my > system to compile from. I use the fresh install method from a > downloaded disc1.iso burned to cdrom. I was thinking you could extend the shell scripts using your existing mtree executable.
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