Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes

Quoting Patrick Schleizer (2015-02-14 01:40:43) > When "apt-get update" fails the program under some conditions exits with > a 0 status. It would be useful if it exited with a non-zero status in > that case (or if there were a switch to tell it to do so). > > Since there is already... > > -

Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes

On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:08:02AM +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > Am 14.02.2015 01:45 schrieb "Patrick Schleizer" : > > When "apt-get update" fails the program under some conditions exits with > > a 0 status. It would be useful if it exited with a non-zero status in > >

Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes

Am 14.02.2015 01:45 schrieb Patrick Schleizer adrela...@riseup.net: Package: apt Severity: important X-Debbugs-CC: hol...@layer-acht.org,p...@debian.org When apt-get update fails the program under some conditions exits with a 0 status. It would be useful if it exited with a non-zero status

Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes

Julian Andres Klode: The results are meaningful. 0 indicates success or transient error, whereas other values indicate a persistent error. Stuff like gpg errors are transient, they are expected to happen during mirror updates due to the repository format. If an adversary mounts a denial of

Bug#778357: audit 'apt-get update' exit codes

Package: apt Severity: important X-Debbugs-CC: hol...@layer-acht.org,p...@debian.org When apt-get update fails the program under some conditions exits with a 0 status. It would be useful if it exited with a non-zero status in that case (or if there were a switch to tell it to do so). Since there