Package: gzip Version: 1.3.12-6+lenny1 Severity: normal
zcmp and zdiff do NOT preserve exit status as claimed in the manual. e.g.: $ echo foo > foo $ echo bar > bar $ gzip foo $ gzip bar $ zdiff foo.gz bar.gz 1c1 < foo --- > bar $ echo $? 0 <------------------ should be 1 If either argument is not gzipped this works as expected. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.1.1 (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages gzip depends on: ii debianutils 4.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii libc6 2.13-27 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib gzip recommends no packages. Versions of packages gzip suggests: ii less 418-1 Pager program similar to more -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
