https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244513
Leslie Satenstein lsatenstein@yahoo.com changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |CLOSED Resolution|--- |UPSTREAM Flags|needinfo?(lsatenstein@yahoo | |.com) | Last Closed| |2015-09-28 09:40:24
--- Comment #7 from Leslie Satenstein lsatenstein@yahoo.com --- I wish to close this bug.
The interesting thing about winning software and technical systems, is that good systems always have a « code » followed with an accompanying brief error message For example:
dnfnnnnA run dnf rebuild rpm --rebuilddb followed by rpmdb_verify Packages
If the support person needed more information, he could then look up dnfnnnnA via the man pages or other guide. If the end-user was Romanian or other for which there is no translated version, the code would be most useful for individuals (support) to understand the why and what to do. This code idea helps technical support, as the user could quote the « code »
So, as a suggestion Letters I,A,W,E dnfnnnnnI follows with an informative message with Retcode 0 dnfnnnnnA follows with the requirements for User action Retcode 0 if action taken, otherwise exit with retcode 4
dnfnnnnnW is a warning message, which may be ignored or reviewed for further action. Retcode 4
dnfnnnnnE The system experienced an error with "blah blah blah" Corrective action required. Retcode 16
As Linux is growing in number of platforms and number of systems (docker) etc. Linux needs some structure for error messages.