Re: [opensuse-packaging] Desktop-related macros for scriptlets

On 20 November 2011 16:13, Guido Berhoerster wrote:

* Cristian Morales Vega [2011-11-20 15:57]:

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The macros (non only this one, also the MIME and icon ones) are creating scripts like this:

if test -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database; then   /usr/bin/update-desktop-database --quiet "/usr/share/applications" || true fi

It is not going to fail if /usr/bin/update-desktop-database doesn't exist? If the execution fails the "|| true" will ensure that the exit result is 0. But if it doesn't exist the exit result will be the one from "test -x"...

No, it will be zero. The exit status of an "if" command will be zero if the compound list following the "if" exits with a non-zero exit status and there is no "else"/"elif". The "if" is redundant here but it will not do any harm either.

OK, thanks. So I don't know why a 11.3 build failed to me (later I noticed 11.3 does not have the macros) but I workarounded that... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org