Make $value usable in the "else" part of ${run.

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index cbb8e9cbb..c2a6c7711 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.128 2005/04/28 13:06:32 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.129 2005/04/28 13:29:27 ph10 Exp $
 
 Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
 -------------------------------------------
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ PH/42 Exim no longer gives details of delivery errors for specific addresses in
       warning messages. There are also a few cases where bland messages such
       as "unrouteable address" or "local delivery error" are given.
 
+PH/43 $value is now also set for the "else" part of a ${run expansion.
+
 
 A note about Exim versions 4.44 and 4.50
 ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index bd6f2e8c1..2df222c99 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.37 2005/04/27 13:29:32 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.38 2005/04/28 13:29:27 ph10 Exp $
 
 New Features in Exim
 --------------------
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ PH/10 $message_linecount is a new variable that contains the total number of
       In the MAIL and RCPT ACLs, the value is zero because at that stage the
       message has not yet been received.
 
+PH/11 In a ${run expansion, the variable $value (which contains the standard
+      output) is now also usable in the "else" string.
+
 
 Version 4.50
 ------------
diff --git a/src/src/expand.c b/src/src/expand.c
index b1f7d3f96..49686555e 100644
--- a/src/src/expand.c
+++ b/src/src/expand.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Cambridge: exim/src/src/expand.c,v 1.19 2005/04/27 13:29:32 ph10 Exp $ */
+/* $Cambridge: exim/src/src/expand.c,v 1.20 2005/04/28 13:29:27 ph10 Exp $ */
 
 /*************************************************
 *     Exim - an Internet mail transport agent    *
@@ -2333,8 +2333,8 @@ if (yes)
 
 /* If this is called from a lookup or an extract, we want to restore $value to
 what it was at the start of the item, so that it has this value during the
-second string expansion. For the call from "if" to this function, save_lookup
-is set to lookup_value, so that this statement does nothing. */
+second string expansion. For the call from "if" or "run" to this function,
+save_lookup is set to lookup_value, so that this statement does nothing. */
 
 lookup_value = save_lookup;
 
@@ -3330,7 +3330,6 @@ while (*s != 0)
     case EITEM_RUN:
       {
       FILE *f;
-      uschar *old_lookup_value = NULL;
       uschar *arg;
       uschar **argv;
       pid_t pid;
@@ -3410,18 +3409,17 @@ while (*s != 0)
         in lookup_value). */
 
         f = fdopen(fd_out, "rb");
-        old_lookup_value = lookup_value;
         lookup_value = NULL;
         lookup_value = cat_file(f, lookup_value, &lsize, &lptr, NULL);
         fclose(f);
         }
 
-      /* Process the yes/no strings */
+      /* Process the yes/no strings; $value may be useful in both cases */
 
       switch(process_yesno(
                skipping,                     /* were previously skipping */
                runrc == 0,                   /* success/failure indicator */
-               old_lookup_value,             /* value to reset for string2 */
+               lookup_value,                 /* value to reset for string2 */
                &s,                           /* input pointer */
                &yield,                       /* output pointer */
                &size,                        /* output size */