From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:06:55 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use return code 127, not 255, because wait_process tests on return code 127.
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Use return code 127, not 255, because wait_process tests on return code 127.
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diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index a457b06d1..6da8003e5 100644
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2001-11-01  Bruno Haible  <haible@clisp.cons.org>
+
+	* execute.c (execute): If the subprocess fails, exit with return code
+	127, not -1 (which becomes 255).
+	* pipe-bidi.c (create_pipe_bidi): Likewise.
+	* pipe-in.c (create_pipe_in): Likewise.
+	* pipe-out.c (create_pipe_out): Likewise.
+
 2001-10-31  Bruno Haible  <haible@clisp.cons.org>
 
 	* Makefile.am (execute.lo, javacomp.lo, javaexec.lo, pipe-bidi.lo,
diff --git a/lib/execute.c b/lib/execute.c
index 775131134..b3eae0051 100644
--- a/lib/execute.c
+++ b/lib/execute.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ execute (progname, prog_path, prog_argv, null_stdin, null_stdout, null_stderr, e
 		      || (null_stderr && nulloutfd == STDERR_FILENO)
 		      || close (nulloutfd) >= 0))))
 	execvp (prog_path, prog_argv);
-      _exit (-1);
+      _exit (127);
     }
   if (child == -1)
     {
diff --git a/lib/pipe-bidi.c b/lib/pipe-bidi.c
index 2e63b7ce3..d0523f107 100644
--- a/lib/pipe-bidi.c
+++ b/lib/pipe-bidi.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ create_pipe_bidi (progname, prog_path, prog_argv, null_stderr, exit_on_error, fd
 		      || (dup2 (nulloutfd, STDERR_FILENO) >= 0
 			  && close (nulloutfd) >= 0)))))
 	execvp (prog_path, prog_argv);
-      _exit (-1);
+      _exit (127);
     }
   if (child == -1)
     {
diff --git a/lib/pipe-in.c b/lib/pipe-in.c
index c5aab15a4..fd026f864 100644
--- a/lib/pipe-in.c
+++ b/lib/pipe-in.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ create_pipe_in (progname, prog_path, prog_argv, prog_stdin, null_stderr, exit_on
 	      || (dup2 (stdinfd, STDIN_FILENO) >= 0
 		  && close (stdinfd) >= 0)))
 	execvp (prog_path, prog_argv);
-      _exit (-1);
+      _exit (127);
     }
   if (child == -1)
     {
diff --git a/lib/pipe-out.c b/lib/pipe-out.c
index da0a8b144..d797bf0ca 100644
--- a/lib/pipe-out.c
+++ b/lib/pipe-out.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ create_pipe_out (progname, prog_path, prog_argv, prog_stdout, null_stderr, exit_
 	      || (dup2 (stdoutfd, STDOUT_FILENO) >= 0
 		  && close (stdoutfd) >= 0)))
 	execvp (prog_path, prog_argv);
-      _exit (-1);
+      _exit (127);
     }
   if (child == -1)
     {