Bug#540614: file uses stdout for error reporting instead of stderr
Package: file Version: 4.26-1 $ file no-file no-file: ERROR: cannot open `no-file' (No such file or directory) $ a=$(file no-file) ; echo a: $a a: no-file: ERROR: cannot open `no-file' (No such file or directory) $ I believe that `file' should report errors to stderr, since it's both what the other utilities do, and will prevent the error messages from being lost into the shell scripts' internals. -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#540614: file uses stdout for error reporting instead of stderr
found 540614 5.03-1 thanks Ivan Shmakov wrote: Package: file Version: 4.26-1 In general, please do fil bugs against the version in sid. For this bug, it applies for the sid version as well, therefore marking as such. I believe that `file' should report errors to stderr, since it's both what the other utilities do, and will prevent the error messages from being lost into the shell scripts' internals. ack. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#540614: file uses stdout for error reporting instead of stderr
Daniel Baumann dan...@debian.org writes: found 540614 5.03-1 thanks Package: file Version: 4.26-1 In general, please do fil bugs against the version in sid. I don't think that it's reasonable to report bugs against the version of the package the reporter hasn't tried. For particularly interesting bugs, I may choose to examine the versions in Debian testing and (or) unstable (say, by installing a fresh Debian Sid under UML or KVM.) However, I don't currently have a permanently-running installation of Debian Sid at hand and therefore cannot easily check these versions. For this bug, it applies for the sid version as well, therefore marking as such. Thanks. [...] -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#540614: file uses stdout for error reporting instead of stderr
Ivan Shmakov wrote: I don't think that it's reasonable to report bugs against the version of the package the reporter hasn't tried. of course. that's why wherever possible, you should try to reproduce the bug with current sid before reporting, to see if it still applies, because that is the one we're developing. stable is dead, apart from security fixes. For particularly interesting bugs, I may choose to examine the versions in Debian testing and (or) unstable (say, by installing a fresh Debian Sid under UML or KVM.) However, I don't currently have a permanently-running installation of Debian Sid at hand and therefore cannot easily check these versions. sure. if you can't or don't want to, this is fine. the maintainer will always try to reproduce it, though its nice to safe the time in the first place, when possible. -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
