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-rw-r--r--ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo16
-rw-r--r--Src/Modules/system.c19
3 files changed, 36 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 33e3a4b17..b5781f398 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2022-06-11 Bart Schaefer <schaefer@zsh.org>
+
+ * 50355: Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo, Src/Modules/system.c: make return
+ status values of sysopen consistent with other sys* functions,
+ make ERRNO values consistent for all, and update documentation
+
2022-06-11 Jun-ichi Takimoto <takimoto-j@kba.biglobe.ne.jp>
* 50356: Etc/FAQ.yo: work around a yodl bug (mishandling of \'e)
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo
index 884c3e753..e25201faa 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_system.yo
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ truncate file to size 0
)
enditem()
+A return status of 0 indicates the descriptor was successfully opened,
+otherwise an error message is printed, and 1 is returned for an error
+in the parameters to the command, or 2 is returned for a system error.
+The parameter tt(ERRNO) is nonzero for system errors.
+
To close the file, use one of the following:
example(tt(exec {)var(fd)tt(}<&-)
@@ -123,11 +128,11 @@ error for which a message is printed to standard error.
)
item(2)(
There was an error on the read, or on polling the input file descriptor
-for a timeout. The parameter tt(ERRNO) gives the error.
+for a timeout. The parameter tt(ERRNO) identifies the error.
)
item(3)(
Data were successfully read, but there was an error writing them
-to var(outfd). The parameter tt(ERRNO) gives the error.
+to var(outfd). The parameter tt(ERRNO) identifies the error.
)
item(4)(
The attempt to read timed out. Note this does not set tt(ERRNO) as this
@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@ expression. The tt(-u) option allows the file descriptor to be specified. By
default the offset is specified relative to the start or the file but, with the
tt(-w) option, it is possible to specify that the offset should be relative to
the current position or the end of the file.
+
+The return status may be 0 for success, 1 for an error in the parameters
+to the command, or 2 for an error on the seek; no error message is
+printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) reflects
+the error that occurred.
)
item(tt(syswrite) [ tt(-c) var(countvar) ] [ tt(-o) var(outfd) ] var(data))(
The data (a single string of bytes) are written to the file descriptor
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@ returning early.
The return status may be 0 for success, 1 for an error in the parameters
to the command, or 2 for an error on the write; no error message is
-printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) will reflect
+printed in the last case, but the parameter tt(ERRNO) reflects
the error that occurred.
)
xitem(tt(zsystem flock) [ tt(-t) var(timeout) ] [ tt(-i) var(interval) ] [ tt(-f) var(var) ] [tt(-er)] var(file))
diff --git a/Src/Modules/system.c b/Src/Modules/system.c
index ea11ef037..929a8b002 100644
--- a/Src/Modules/system.c
+++ b/Src/Modules/system.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ bin_sysread(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
int infd = 0, outfd = -1, bufsize = SYSREAD_BUFSIZE, count;
char *outvar = NULL, *countvar = NULL, *inbuf;
+ errno = 0; /* Distinguish non-system errors */
+
/* -i: input file descriptor if not stdin */
if (OPT_ISSET(ops, 'i')) {
infd = getposint(OPT_ARG(ops, 'i'), nam);
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ bin_syswrite(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
int outfd = 1, len, count, totcount;
char *countvar = NULL;
+ errno = 0; /* Distinguish non-system errors */
+
/* -o: output file descriptor if not stdout */
if (OPT_ISSET(ops, 'o')) {
outfd = getposint(OPT_ARG(ops, 'o'), nam);
@@ -303,6 +307,13 @@ static struct { const char *name; int oflag; } openopts[] = {
{ "trunc", O_TRUNC }
};
+/*
+ * Return values of bin_sysopen:
+ * 0 Success
+ * 1 Error in parameters to command
+ * 2 Error on open, ERRNO set by system
+ */
+
/**/
static int
bin_sysopen(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
@@ -319,6 +330,8 @@ bin_sysopen(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
int fdflags = 0;
#endif
+ errno = 0; /* Distinguish non-system errors */
+
if (!OPT_ISSET(ops, 'u')) {
zwarnnam(nam, "file descriptor not specified");
return 1;
@@ -374,12 +387,12 @@ bin_sysopen(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
if (fd == -1) {
zwarnnam(nam, "can't open file %s: %e", *args, errno);
- return 1;
+ return 2;
}
moved_fd = (explicit > -1) ? redup(fd, explicit) : movefd(fd);
if (moved_fd == -1) {
zwarnnam(nam, "can't open file %s", *args);
- return 1;
+ return 2;
}
#ifdef FD_CLOEXEC
@@ -423,6 +436,8 @@ bin_sysseek(char *nam, char **args, Options ops, UNUSED(int func))
char *whence;
off_t pos;
+ errno = 0; /* Distinguish non-system errors */
+
/* -u: file descriptor if not stdin */
if (OPT_ISSET(ops, 'u')) {
fd = getposint(OPT_ARG(ops, 'u'), nam);