[Expat-bugs] [ expat-Bugs-2517938 ] xmlwf should return non-zero exit status if not well-formed

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Bugs item #2517938, was opened at 2009-01-18 15:40
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Status: Open
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Daniel Leidert (dleidert)
Assigned to: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Summary: xmlwf should return non-zero exit status if not well-formed

Initial Comment:
In Debian bug #82763 a user requested to stop at the first not well-formed document with a non-zero exit status. The patch is attached. We apply it for Debian atm.

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/82763

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Comment By: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Date: 2009-01-18 19:20

Message:
It seems this is indeed a bug.
In other error cases (out of memory, file open error), xmlwf returns 1.
When incorrect parameters are passed, it returns 2. 

The Debian patch returns 2 for a parse error. This seems to be in line
with existing usage, where 1 indicates an exception (execution error), and
2 indicates an actual execution result.

So I applied the patch - see xmlwf.c rev. 1.75.

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