Version: 4.7 (using KDE 4.7.0) OS: Linux $ kmixctrl $ ps PID TTY TIME CMD 12749 pts/0 00:00:00 bash 28073 pts/0 00:00:00 ps $ kmixctrl $ echo $? 0 I've filed this against "general" because there needs to be general testing that *NO* kde utilities should silently exit with status 0 and yet fail to run. Obviously, "kmixctrl" specifically has the problem. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Run all utilities in ways that they won't run. Verify that they say something. Actual Results: Deafening silence. Expected Results: A message saying why they cannot continue
It doesn't fail, it is only a control utility. pepo@duo:~> export TEST=x pepo@duo:~> echo $? 0 Did "export" fail?
I don't know. Type: sh -c 'echo $TEST' and see if 'x' gets printed out. Likely, it _was_ successful. Anyway, I know that it is a control utility. I was trying to perform some controls on my sound system since the sound went south. > $ man kmixctl > No manual entry for kmixctl so it is non-interactive, has no man page and is silent and does nothing without options. I wanted to know if it could talk to the sound system. I couldn't tell.
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
This is, basically, an RFE to enhance the testing. You'd need to update docs to specify that when a utility fails it does not exit with a status of 0. If that is now done, then kmixctrl must have been fixed. If that is not done with the release of new utilities, then kmixctrl may or may not have been fixed and you would not know. So, this is a bug report against testing documentation.
Dear Bug Submitter, This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
> This is, basically, an RFE to enhance the testing Thanks. Unfortunately this is not actionable as a bug report. We do as much testing as we can, and more is always appreciated. :) Personally I live on the git master version of all KDE software so that I can always be testing everything I use regularly.