system(3): Clarify return values
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Authored by des on Tue, Feb 24, 1:44 PM.

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bnovkov
kevans

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Klara

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rGc1788a925a93: system(3): Clarify return values
rG47bd3d45ee1e: system(3): Clarify return values
rG83280570ea1f: system(3): Clarify return values
rG7305604b29d3: system(3): Clarify return values

Summary

Our manual page currently states that system() will return 127 if it
fails to execute the shell. The actual return value is, to quote POSIX,
“as if the command language interpreter had terminated using exit(127)
or _exit(127)”.

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des created this revision.Tue, Feb 24, 1:44 PM

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des requested review of this revision.Tue, Feb 24, 1:44 PM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B70953: Diff 172584.Tue, Feb 24, 1:44 PM

des added a parent revision: D55482: system(3): Write our own tests.Tue, Feb 24, 1:44 PM

des added a child revision: D55484: system(3): Fix null case.

bnovkov accepted this revision as: bnovkov.Tue, Feb 24, 2:25 PM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Tue, Feb 24, 2:25 PM

kevans accepted this revision.Wed, Feb 25, 8:31 PM

Closed by commit rG7305604b29d3: system(3): Clarify return values (authored by des). · Explain WhyWed, Feb 25, 9:14 PM

This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.

des added a commit: rG7305604b29d3: system(3): Clarify return values.

des added a commit: rG83280570ea1f: system(3): Clarify return values.Wed, Mar 4, 2:45 PM

des added a commit: rG47bd3d45ee1e: system(3): Clarify return values.

des added a commit: rGc1788a925a93: system(3): Clarify return values.

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