On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Jeff Darcy <jdarcy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> In addition, I would recommend considering using --xml and that >> picking out the field you want to look at with a quick xml parser, and >> then going with that directly. More stable than watching for a >> specific return code. > > Parsing XML to get one bit of information doesn't seem like a great > idea. If the script needs exact counts then sure, parse away, but if > all it needs to know is whether any are non-zero then what's wrong > with having that reflected in the exit code? That's far easier for a > script to interpret, and there's plenty of precedent for using exit > codes this way. Parsing an exit code for 2 vs. 4 instead of 2 vs. zero and then doing something based on that IMO is a bit flimsy. I agree with checking if a code is non-zero is highly useful. _______________________________________________ Gluster-devel mailing list Gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-devel