Ignored exit errors should no longer lead to non zero exit codes

Resolves: RHEL-155123

ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+From 14d486afed1a1c5ef5ad14f92e52537e6aa68aad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ondrej Dubaj <odubaj@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 13:23:42 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Do not set exit_code when an error is ignored
+
+---
+ compress42.c | 5 -----
+ 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/compress42.c b/compress42.c
+index 834c2f2..3dd3d19 100644
+--- a/compress42.c
++++ b/compress42.c
+@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nunlink error (ignored) ");
+ 	    				perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ 		
+ 					remove_ofname = 0;
+@@ -1241,7 +1240,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nutime error (ignored) ");
+ 				    	perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ 
+ #ifndef	AMIGA
+@@ -1249,14 +1247,12 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nchmod error (ignored) ");
+ 				    	perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ #ifndef	DOS
+ 					if (chown(ofname, infstat.st_uid, infstat.st_gid))	/* Copy ownership */
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nchown error (ignored) ");
+ 						perror(ofname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+ #endif
+ #endif
+@@ -1266,7 +1262,6 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 					{
+ 						fprintf(stderr, "\nunlink error (ignored) ");
+ 	    				perror(ifname);
+-						exit_code = 1;
+ 					}
+     			}
+     		}
+-- 
+2.24.1
+

ncompress.spec

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Fast compression and decompression utilities
 Name: ncompress
 Version: 4.2.4.4
-Release: 21%{?dist}
+Release: 22%{?dist}
 License: Public Domain
 URL:    http://ncompress.sourceforge.net/
 Source: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Patch5: ncompress-4.2.4.4-memmove.patch
 # ~> downstream
 Patch6: ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch
 
+#Ignored errors should not lead to non zero exit code
+# changelog: 4.2.4.4-22
+Patch7: ncompress-4.2.4.4-exit-code-ignored.patch
+
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ sed "s/\$(ARCH_FLAGS)/$ARCH_FLAGS/" Makefile.def > Makefile
 %patch4 -p1 -b .endians
 %patch5 -p1 -b .memmove
 %patch6 -p1 -b .silence-gcc
+%patch7 -p1 -b .exit-code
 
 
 %build
@@ -98,6 +103,11 @@ ln -sf compress.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1/uncompress.1
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 19 2026 Jakub Martisko <jamartis@redhat.com> - 4.2.4.4-22
+- Fix an issue where intentionaly ignored errors led to non zero exit code
+- https://github.com/vapier/ncompress/issues/22
+Resolves: RHEL-155123
+
 * Mon Aug 09 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 4.2.4.4-21
 - Rebuilt for IMA sigs, glibc 2.34, aarch64 flags
   Related: rhbz#1991688