Return codes in case of update or not...

[mbocquet]

At this time, rpi-update returns 0 if a new firmware has been successfully installed... and also 0 if no firmware update is needed. Returning a different code should be better to check if we need to reboot or not in case rpi-update is launched by cron.

For example, with the current version, the following command :

rpi-update && reboot

reboots the pi even if no firmware wasn't updated.

I know that this can be handled by testing the output for the string "reboot required"... But a return code is better than checking for a specific string which can be subject to change ?

[popcornmix]

Can you use JUST_CHECK from here?

[mbocquet]

I will ! But do you plan to use return codes in the future?

[thib3113]

i think to is a good idea, it's easier and faster to look at a number rather than a big sentence with lot of commits etc. Or you can make a no-verbose mode

[mbocquet]

Here is a wrapper script for my needs... rnrpi-update

[Ruffio]

@popcornmix is something like this going to be implemented or should this issue be closed as wont fix?

[Ruffio]

@popcornmix any thoughts?