Steps:

Run dput-ng with
   method                  = local
   incoming                = a mode 555 directory

Expected results:

Error message(s) on stderr and a nonzero exit status.

Actual results:

Reports of successful upload, a zero exit status,
but nothing has actually been copied.

I have verifed with strace that
  - dput-ng has swallowed the stderr from install(8)
  - install(8) exited nonzero
  - dput-ng ignored this

Transcript below.

I have a git branch in which I try to fix this.
I will make an MR on Salsa.

Ian.

zealot:bpd> cat ../dput.cf
[test-dummy]
method                  = local
incoming                = /home/ian/things/Dgit/dgit/tests/tmp/push-retries/incoming
run_dinstall            = 0
zealot:bpd> ll ../incoming/
total 8
dr-xr-xr-x  2 ian ian 4096 Mar  6 17:04 ./
drwxrwxr-x 12 ian ian 4096 Mar  6 17:05 ../
zealot:bpd> dput --unchecked --config=/home/ian/things/Dgit/dgit/tests/tmp/push-retries/dput.cf test-dummy /home/ian/things/Dgit/dgit/tests/tmp/push-retries/bpd/example_1.0_source.changes
Uploading example using local to test-dummy (host: test-dummy; directory: /home/ian/things/Dgit/dgit/tests/tmp/push-retries/incoming)
running allowed-distribution: check whether a local profile permits uploads to the target distribution
running checksum: verify checksums before uploading
running suite-mismatch: check the target distribution for common errors
running gpg: check GnuPG signatures before the upload
Not checking GPG signature due to allow_unsigned_uploads being set.
Uploading example_1.0.dsc
Uploading example_1.0.tar.gz
Uploading example_1.0_source.changes
zealot:bpd> echo $?
0
zealot:bpd> ll ../incoming/
total 8
dr-xr-xr-x  2 ian ian 4096 Mar  6 17:04 ./
drwxrwxr-x 12 ian ian 4096 Mar  6 17:05 ../
zealot:bpd>

Hi.  Here's that MR:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dput-ng/-/merge_requests/47

Thanks for your attention.

Ian.

Hello,

Bug #1129961 in dput-ng reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dput-ng/-/commit/3d9c5d6e03f266764a7cfd7c200dca2105321512
------------------------------------------------------------------------
local uploader: Fix silent lossage bug

Every call site of dput.util.run_command, except this one, checks the
exit status.

Delete the commented-out exit status check in run_command, and replace
it with:
  - the missing exit status check in local.py
  - documentation saying that the caller must check the exit status
  - A TODO complaining that this is a bad API

Closes: #1129961
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1129961

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dput-ng, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1129961@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> (supplier of updated dput-ng package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:31:24 +0100
Source: dput-ng
Architecture: source
Version: 1.45
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: dput-ng Maintainers <dput-ng@packages.debian.org>
Changed-By: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
Closes: 1129961
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