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-rw-r--r--apt-pkg/contrib/error.cc9
-rw-r--r--apt-pkg/contrib/error.h20
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/error.cc b/apt-pkg/contrib/error.cc
index c06ea8364..7d397d2c6 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/error.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/error.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ void GlobalError::Discard() {
PendingFlag = false;
}
/*}}}*/
+// GlobalError::ReturnError - convert a stored error to a return code /*{{{*/
+bool GlobalError::ReturnError() {
+ for (auto &message : Messages)
+ if (message.Type == ERROR)
+ message.Type = WARNING;
+ PendingFlag = false;
+ return false;
+}
+ /*}}}*/
// GlobalError::empty - does our error list include anything? /*{{{*/
bool GlobalError::empty(MsgType const &threshold) const {
if (PendingFlag == true)
diff --git a/apt-pkg/contrib/error.h b/apt-pkg/contrib/error.h
index e56999b14..bcaa7c995 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/contrib/error.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/contrib/error.h
@@ -227,6 +227,26 @@ public: /*{{{*/
*/
inline bool PendingError() const APT_PURE {return PendingFlag;};
+ /** \brief convert a stored error to a return code
+ *
+ * Put simply, the entire concept of PendingError() is flawed :/.
+ *
+ * The typical "if (PendingError()) return false;" check that is
+ * strewn throughout the codebase "compounds", making it impossible
+ * for there to be any nuance about the notion of "error" when a
+ * subsystem needs to fail but a higher-level system needs to work.
+ *
+ * However, the codebase is also horribly broken with respect to
+ * errors, as it fails to use C++ exceptions when warranted and
+ * instead relies on this insane indirect error mechanism to check
+ * the failure status of a constructor. What is thereby needed is
+ * a way to clear the PendingError() flag without also discarding
+ * the underlying errors, so we have to convert them to warnings.
+ *
+ * \return \b false
+ */
+ bool ReturnError() APT_COLD;
+
/** \brief is the list empty?
*
* Can be used to check if the current stack level doesn't include