Re: Bug #11008 Updated: exit() should return an exit status if passed, not send to stdout

Can we go ahead and change this behavior then? Is there really a reason to echo the status to standard out? Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: <bbonev@php.net> To: <php-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:59 PM Subject: [PHP-DEV] Bug #11008 Updated: exit() should return an exit status if passed, not send to stdout > ID: 11008 > Updated by: bbonev > Reported By: brianm@dealnews.com > Status: Open > Bug Type: Feature/Change Request > Operating system: > PHP Version: 4.0 Latest CVS (2001-05-21) > Assigned To: > Comments: > > indeed it does both: > > if php; then echo yes; fi > <? exit(0) ?> > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.5 > Content-type: text/html > > 0yes > > if php; then echo yes; fi > <? exit(1) ?> > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.5 > Content-type: text/html > > 1 > > i don't see a real reason for the echoed exit status though > > Previous Comments: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > [2001-05-21 21:34:23] brianm@dealnews.com > Working with a shell script here. I hoped that exit() would work like perl and return the passed status as and exist status. As it stands now, it sends it to stdout. This is unexpected. > > It would be much more useful if exit() could be used to enable the use of PHP in shell scripts by returning the passed value as an exit status. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > > ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! > To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=11008&edit=2 > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >