On Tuesday, August 8, 2023 9:08 AM, Paul Watson wrote:

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From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <redacted>

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I am not convinced this is a defect. The result of --shortstat is to
report that there are differences, so it is possible that 0 is
correct here. Others might have a different opinion. I can recreate
without including any other options.

The code has already done the work to identify if there are differences. > Why

would it not return a meaningful exit code?

Also, since the --exit-code switch has been specified, it should set the exit code
accordingly.

I think this is a decision for the maintainers, whether I agree or disagree. I have to defer to others.

--Randall