[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#585771: dkms add failure isn't indicated by return code

[nick black]

Package: dkms
Version: 2.1.1.2-3
Severity: important
Tags: upstream


"dkms add" doesn't return a non-zero result despite failure to create
necessary files:

 [recombinator](1) $ dkms add -m nvidia -v 195.36.24
 
 Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/195.36.24/source ->
                  /usr/src/nvidia-195.36.24
 mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia': Permission denied
 ln: creating symbolic link `/var/lib/dkms/nvidia/195.36.24/source': No such file or directory
 
 DKMS: add Completed.
 [recombinator](0) $ 

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.34 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential              11.5        Informational list of build-essent
ii  dpkg-dev                     1.15.7.2    Debian package development tools
ii  gcc                          4:4.4.4-2   The GNU C compiler
ii  make                         3.81-8      An utility for Directing compilati
ii  module-init-tools            3.12~pre2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot              1.14.4-1           Gives a fake root environment
ii  linux-headers-2.6.34  recombinator2.6.34 Header files related to Linux kern
ii  linux-image-2.6.34 [l recombinator2.6.34 Linux kernel binary image for vers
ii  lsb-release           3.2-23.1           Linux Standard Base version report
ii  menu                  2.1.43             generates programs menu for all me
ii  patch                 2.6-2              Apply a diff file to an original
ii  sudo                  1.7.2p7-1          Provide limited super user privile

dkms suggests no packages.

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