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bug #31423: octave exit status incorrect from unrecognized option

Submitted by:  None
Submitted on:  Fri 22 Oct 2010 11:55:44 PM UTC  
 
Category: InterpreterSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Incorrect Result
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Steve WardOriginator Email: -unavailable-
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 3.2.4
Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Sat 23 Oct 2010 01:19:31 AM UTC, comment #1:

I checked in the following change:

http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/8aa93f43bae8

John W. Eaton <jwe>
Project Administrator
Fri 22 Oct 2010 11:55:44 PM UTC, original submission:

When an unrecognized option is given, octave exits with exit status zero rather than non-zero.

Example:

$ octave --bad-option > /dev/null
octave: unrecognized option '--bad-option'

$ echo $?
0

Expected results:

$ echo $?
1

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    Sat 23 Oct 2010 01:19:31 AM UTCjweStatusNone=>Fixed
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