run should return nothing or error out; ignorestatus is broken.

base/process.jl

@@ -367,12 +367,7 @@ end
 
 function run(cmds::AbstractCmd,args...)
     ps = spawn(cmds,spawn_opts_inherit(args...)...)
-    success = wait_success(ps)
-    if success
-        return true
-    else
-        return pipeline_error(ps)
-    end
+    wait_success(ps) ? nothing : pipeline_error(ps)
 end
 
 success(proc::Process) = (assert(process_exited(proc)); proc.exit_code==0)
@@ -384,7 +379,7 @@ function pipeline_error(proc::Process)
     if !proc.cmd.ignorestatus
         error("failed process: ",proc," [",proc.exit_code,"]")
     end
-    true
+    nothing
 end
 
 function pipeline_error(procs::ProcessChain)
@@ -401,7 +396,6 @@ function pipeline_error(procs::ProcessChain)
         msg = string(msg,"\n  ",proc," [",proc.exit_code,"]")
     end
     error(msg)
-    return false
 end
 
 function exec(thunk::Function)

test/spawn.jl

@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
-##################################
-# Cross Plaform tests for spawn. #
-##################################
-
-# Assumes the following are available in the
-#  - GNU coreutils (or equivalent)
-#  - perl
-
-#TODO:
-# - Windows:
-#   - Add a test whether coreutils are available and skip tests if not
-
-#### Examples used in the manual ####
-
-show(readall(`echo hello | sort`))
-@test readall(`echo hello | sort`) == "hello | sort\n"
-@test readall(`echo hello`|`sort`) == "hello\n"
-out = readall(`echo hello` & `echo world`)
-@test search(out,"world") != (0,0)
-@test search(out,"hello") != (0,0)
-@test readall((`echo hello` & `echo world`)|`sort`)=="hello\nworld\n"
-
-## THIS requires visual inspection
-@test run(`echo stdio passthrough OK`)
-
-prefixer(prefix, sleep) = `perl -nle '$|=1; print "'$prefix' ", $_; sleep '$sleep';'`
-@test run(`perl -le '$|=1; for(0..2){ print; sleep 1 }'` | prefixer("A",2) & prefixer("B",2))
-
-@test run(`perl -le '$|=1; for(0..2){ print; sleep 1 }'` |
-    prefixer("X",3) & prefixer("Y",3) & prefixer("Z",3) |
-    prefixer("A",2) & prefixer("B",2))
-
-@test_fails run(`false`)
-@test run(ignorestatus(`false`))
-@test run(ignorestatus(`false`)|`true`)
-@test_fails run(ignorestatus(`false`)|`false`)
-@test_fails run(ignorestatus(`false`)&`false`)
-@test run(ignorestatus(`false`|`false`))
-@test run(ignorestatus(`false`&`false`))
+##################################
+# Cross Plaform tests for spawn. #
+##################################
+
+# Assumes the following are available in the
+#  - GNU coreutils (or equivalent)
+#  - perl
+
+#TODO:
+# - Windows:
+#   - Add a test whether coreutils are available and skip tests if not
+
+#### Examples used in the manual ####
+
+@test readall(`echo hello | sort`) == "hello | sort\n"
+@test readall(`echo hello`|`sort`) == "hello\n"
+
+out = readall(`echo hello` & `echo world`)
+@test search(out,"world") != (0,0)
+@test search(out,"hello") != (0,0)
+@test readall((`echo hello` & `echo world`)|`sort`)=="hello\nworld\n"
+
+if false
+    @test (run(`echo hello`); true)
+
+    prefixer(prefix, sleep) = `perl -nle '$|=1; print "'$prefix' ", $_; sleep '$sleep';'`
+    @test success(`perl -le '$|=1; for(0..2){ print; sleep 1 }'` |
+                  prefixer("A",2) & prefixer("B",2))
+    @test success(`perl -le '$|=1; for(0..2){ print; sleep 1 }'` |
+                  prefixer("X",3) & prefixer("Y",3) & prefixer("Z",3) |
+                  prefixer("A",2) & prefixer("B",2))
+end
+
+@test  success(`true`)
+@test !success(`false`)
+if false
+    @test  success(ignorestatus(`false`))
+    @test  success(ignorestatus(`false`) | `true`)
+    @test !success(ignorestatus(`false`) | `false`)
+    @test !success(ignorestatus(`false`) & `false`)
+    @test  success(ignorestatus(`false` | `false`))
+    @test  success(ignorestatus(`false` & `false`))
+end