[Asterisk-Users] 'System' application exit with error even if it performs the job as expected - partially solved

[Martin Pycko]

System should return with 0 when it's successfull. You have to have
something wrong with your system. Read "man system"

Martin

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Dan wrote:

> Hi Martin,
>
> I have modified the 'app_system.c' file like that and then recompile
> asterisk:
>
>         /* Do our thing here */
>         res = system((char *)data);
> //      if (res < 0) {
> //              ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to execute '%s'\n", (char
> *)data);
> //              res = -1;
> //      } else if (res == 127) {
> //              ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to execute '%s'\n", (char
> *)data);
> //              res = -1;
> //      } else {
> //              if (res && ast_exists_extension(chan, chan->context,
> chan->exten, chan->priority + 101, chan->callerid))
> //                      chan->priority+=100;
> //              res = 0;
> //      }
>         res = 0;
>         LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
>         return res;
>
>
> Now everything work as expected.
> It seems to be a problem with the value returned by the 'system((char
> *)data)' function which is -1 even if the command is executed successfully.
>
> There is any reason to exit the System() application with -1 if the command
> is unable to execute? Maybe a parameter somewhere can prevent this type of
> behaviour.
>
> BR,
> Dan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Pycko" <martinp at digium.com>
> To: "Asterisk Users" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] 'System' application exit with error even if
> it performs the job as expected
>
>
> > Try to do the same in shell. Does it work ?
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Dan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > When I try to run the command wmix to mix two WAV files recorded by the
> > > Monitor application I get the following warning in the console and the
> macro
> > > exit at that point.
> > > Running the command from a standard system console it works. More, even
> from
> > > this macro it works and produce a valid mixed file, but still get that
> error
> > > and the macro cannot continue.
> > >
> > > Why?
> > > I have tried even with a simple wmix without any parameter and I get the
> > > same error.
> > >
> > > .....
> > >     -- Executing System("SIP/103-b7c0", "/usr/local/bin/wmix
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103-in.wav
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103-out.wav >
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103.wav") in new stack
> > > WARNING[1200825920]: File app_system.c, Line 57 (skel_exec): Unable to
> > > execute '/usr/local/bin/wmix
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103-in.wav
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103-out.wav >
> > > /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/31072003-19:08:11-103.wav'
> > >   == Spawn extension (macro-record-cleanup, s, 3) exited non-zero on
> > > 'SIP/103-b7c0' in macro 'record-cleanup'
> > >   == Spawn extension (fullaccess, h, 1) exited non-zero on
> 'SIP/103-b7c0'
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
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