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[nmh] / tools / showbuildenv

diff --git a/tools/showbuildenv b/tools/showbuildenv
index f5b4b3f7393f465063d2b6567beaf03d54587a20..ac34d076d602de884b30204d66f955dad165c18d 100755 (executable)
--- a/tools/showbuildenv
+++ b/tools/showbuildenv
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # This script should *only* report basic information about the build
 # environment, and only that necessary to reproduce the build
 # environment.
+#
+# FIXME: Document meaning of script's exit status, if any.
+# It jumps through hoops with `|| true' despite not using `set -e'.
 
 offset () {
     sed -e '/./s/^/    /'