Debian Bug report logs - #679653
libnotify-bin: exit status is always zero (even in presence of errors)

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Mario B." <mario.gnudeb@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: libnotify-bin: exit status is always zero (even in presence of errors)

Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:10:08 +0200

Package: libnotify-bin
Version: 0.5.0-2
Severity: minor


Hi,

notify-send returns zero even in presence of errors. I don't know if it is really a bug or only a missing feature, but a different exit status would be appreciated. :)


For example without a running X the command

$ notify-send something

obviously fails, but its exit status is zero:

$ echo $?
0


Thanks


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (990, 'stable-updates'), (990, 'stable'), (550, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-for-dummynet (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libnotify-bin depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.11.3-3   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.32.3-1   GLib library of C routines
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2.1 0.5.0-2    sends desktop notifications to a n

libnotify-bin recommends no packages.

libnotify-bin suggests no packages.

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Message #10 received at 679653-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 679653-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#679653: fixed in libnotify 0.7.11-1

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:34:20 +0000

Source: libnotify
Source-Version: 0.7.11-1
Done: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <marco@ubuntu.com>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
libnotify, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 679653@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <marco@ubuntu.com> (supplier of updated libnotify package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:47:25 +0200
Source: libnotify
Built-For-Profiles: noudeb
Architecture: source
Version: 0.7.11-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <marco@ubuntu.com>
Closes: 559544 571181 609556 636343 679653 756151
Launchpad-Bugs-Fixed: 257135 674642 1970647
Changes:
 libnotify (0.7.11-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream release:
     - notify-send: Support for replacing an existing notification (LP: #257135,
       Closes: #559544)
     - notify-send: Support commas in icon filenames (LP: #674642)
     - notify-send: Give failing exit code if showing notification fails
       (LP: #1970647, Closes: #609556, Closes: #679653)
     - notify-send: Add support for notification actions and responses
       (Closes: #571181)
     - notify-send: Add option to wait until notification has been closed
     - notify-send: Add support for boolean hints (Closes: #636343)
     - docs/notify-send: Add missing --app-name to manpage (Closes: #756151)
   * debian/rules: Use DPKG_GENSYMBOLS_CHECK_LEVEL instead of override
   * debian: Use debhelper 13, and remove explicit --fail-missing
   * debian/control: Update Standards-Version, no change needed
   * debian/libnotify4.symbols: Add new symbols
   * debian/patches: Add transient option to man
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