From 5e2f5a7777cffe4bc7a89fa20dc958954aeda809 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:22:44 +0000
Subject: Dh_Lib: Ensure error uses a well-defined stable error code

Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
---
 lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'lib')

diff --git a/lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm b/lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
index 00703214..c707197c 100644
--- a/lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
+++ b/lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
@@ -761,8 +761,9 @@ sub nonquiet_print {
 
 # Output an error message and die (can be caught).
 sub error {
-	my $message=shift;
-
+	my ($message) = @_;
+	# ensure the error code is well defined.
+	$! = 255;
 	die basename($0).": $message\n";
 }
 
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