Implement shell style exit status decoding (#754684)
Command exit status is a 1 byte value between 0 and 255. [1][2] However at the Unix API level the value is encoded as documented in the waitpid(2) manual page. This is true for the Glib API too. [3] This is why, for example, the comment in ext2::check_repair() reported receiving undocumented exit status 256. It was actually receiving exit status 1 encoded as per the waitpid(2) method. Add shell style exit status decoding [2] to execution of all external commands. Return value from Utils::execute_command() and FileSystem::execute_command() functions are now: 0 - 125 - Exit status from the command 126 - Error executing the command 127 - Command not found 128+N - Command terminated by signal N 255 - Unexpected waitpid(2) condition Also adjust checking of the returned statuses as necessary. [1] Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Appendix D. Exit Codes With Special Meanings http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/...
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