RX return code issue

[polluks]

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> RX "exit 42"
> get rc
42

good

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/* 42.rexx */
exit 42

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> RX 42.rexx
> get rc
0

bad

[FlynnTheAvatar]

For reference: this works correctly under classic AmigaOS.
I tested it on 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 (ARexx 1.15) and 3.2.3, and all of them return the correct RC when running RX 42.rexx with a simple exit 42.
So the incorrect return code seems to be specific to the OS4 RX interpreter.

[nbache]

@FlynnTheAvatar

Thanks for refreshing this one.

@polluks

When you posted this back in June, I tried to reproduce it, but at first it seemed to work for me. Then I got sidetracked and forgot to do more investigation, sorry.

Now I tried some more, and I think I found a way to reproduce it.

Could you try repeating your test, but in the third step, instead of typing "RX 42.rexx", just type "RX 42".

Does that work correctly?

That's what I found here at least.

If you can confirm, I'll try making a bug report about it. Not sure which component exactly is at fault, though, nor when/if it can be fixed at all in the old ARexx code, but at least we will know the workaround: Omit the .rexx suffix when invoking an ARexx script file (it is optional after all). Yes, I know, crude, but still ...

Oh, and @FlynnTheAvatar: I would be curious to know whether the same difference is present in the classic version. Your comment above seems to indicate it's not, but could you please verify again?

Best regards,

Niels