[Bug 1788681] Re: changed exit code for 'dc' in Ubuntu Bionic
Wladimir Mutel
1788681 at bugs.launchpad.net
Fri Nov 11 13:45:50 UTC 2022
4 years passed, no movements in Bionic ...
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Title:
changed exit code for 'dc' in Ubuntu Bionic
Status in bc package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in dphys-swapfile package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
in Ubuntu Xenial :
$ lsb_release -rdc ; echo 1 1 + p q | dc ; echo $?
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
2
0
in Ubuntu Bionic :
$ lsb_release -rdc ; echo 1 1 + p q | dc ; echo $?
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
2
1
This change causes some scripts using 'dc' to fail, most importantly,
'dphys-swapfile' which for some ironic reason uses 'dc' instead of
'echo $((...))' for its calculations.
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