timeout package's timeout command not exiting with the exit status of the command it ran

[James Michael Fultz]

* skar <skar.karthikeyan at gmail.com> [2009-11-19 13:34 +0530]:
> Timeout package's timeout command not exiting with the exit status of 
> the command it ran.
[...]
> I'd be thankful if some one could fix this and update the ubuntu package :)

Appears that there's already a bug report filed for it.

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tct/+bug/78742>

You may wish to add your findings there.