[Asterisk-Users] 'System' application exit with error even ifit performs the job as expected

[Armand A. Verstappen]

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Armand A. Verstappen" <armand at nl.envida.net>
> If you create mysystem.c containing:
> 
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> int main() {
> 
>         int ret;
> 
>         ret = system("/bin/ls > /dev/null");
> 
>         printf("system(\"/bin/ls > /dev/null\") returned %d\n", ret);
> 
>         return(ret);
> }
> 
> gcc mysystem.c -o mysystem
> ./mysystem
> 
> what is the output?

On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 10:40, Dan wrote:
> This is the result:
> 
> [root at danpbx temp]# ./mysystem
> system("/bin/ls > /dev/null") returned 0
> [root at danpbx temp]#

Okay, that at least rules out the suggestion earlier in this thread that
your systems' system call is broken.

wkr,

-- 
Envida                     http://www.envida.net/
Armand A. Verstappen       Graadt van Roggenweg 328
armand at nl.envida.net       3531 AH Utrecht
tel: +31 (0)30 298 2255    Postbus 19127
fax: +31 (0)30 298 2111    3501 DC Utrecht
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20030801/bb37e5be/attachment.pgp