bug#14897: dd skip exit code

[Bernhard Voelker]

On 07/18/2013 07:52 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:

> * NEWS: Mention the change in behavior

s/$/./

> @@ -2010,7 +2013,9 @@ dd_copy (void)
>  
>        if (nread < 0)
>          {
> -          error (0, errno, _("error reading %s"), quote (input_file));
> +          if (!(conversions_mask & C_NOERROR) || !(status_flags & 
> STATUS_NONE))
> +            error (0, errno, _("error reading %s"), quote (input_file));
> +
>            if (conversions_mask & C_NOERROR)
>              {
>                print_stats ();

This doesn't look like a non-fatal error to me.  Are you sure
we really want to suppress this with status=none?

Reading the Texinfo manual, I think this change in behavior should
also be documented:

          Do not print any informational messages to stderr.  Error
          messages are output as normal.

It probably should say something like "... any informational nor
warning messages ...".

Otherwise +1.

Have a nice day,
Berny