Subject: dpkg --compare-versions

From: Dale Scheetz <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 12:40:38 -0400 (EDT)

I have been trying to use dpkg --compare-versions in a perl script I am
working on. The command seems to execute ok, but I get nothing back from
it. How do I tell if the command has been successful or not?

TIA,

Dwarf

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From: Rob Browning <[email-masked]>
Date: 26 Aug 1996 16:52:46 -0500

> it. How do I tell if the command has been successful or not?

Check the value of $CHILD_ERROR (or $? if you haven't declared "use
English;")

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Rob