No, it doesn't. Zero exit status seems correct to me, as there are no errors. BTW, `apt-cache show' will exit with zero status if at least one package exists, so:
$ apt-cache show coreutils package-that-does-not-exist Package: coreutils <...> Task: minimal N: Unable to locate package package-that-does-not-exist $ echo $? 0 $ apt-cache show awk package-that-does-not-exist N: Can't select versions from package 'awk' as it purely virtual N: Unable to locate package package-that-does-not-exist N: No packages found $ echo $? 0 $ apt-cache show package-that-does-not-exist N: Unable to locate package package-that-does-not-exist E: No packages found $ echo $? 100 So, apt-cache exits with non-zero status iff there are errors (lines starting with `E:'). Lines starting with `E:' are output to stderr, while everything else is output to stdout. -- `apt-cache show gphoto2' is silent and exits 0. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/18306 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Registry Administrators, which is the registrant for Debian. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~registry Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~registry More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
