(shell-command-on-region): Report non-zero exit

status in mode line instead of buffer.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 3814ef2262b..f979bcfcc25 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-02-28  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
+
+        * simple.el (shell-command-on-region): Report non-zero exit
+        status in mode line instead of buffer.
+
 2002-02-27  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
         * comint.el (comint-preoutput-filter-functions): Doc fix.
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 6a0808c2cd6..676264dc31a 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1475,16 +1475,13 @@ specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER."
                                          nil shell-command-switch command)))
           (setq success (and exit-status (equal 0 exit-status)))
           ;; Report the output.
+          (with-current-buffer buffer
+            (setq mode-line-process 
+                  (if (not success)
+                    (concat (format " - Exit [%d]" exit-status)))))
           (if (with-current-buffer buffer (> (point-max) (point-min)))
               ;; There's some output, display it
-              (progn
-                (if (not success)
-                    (with-current-buffer buffer
-                      (save-excursion
-                        (goto-char (point-max))
-                        (insert (format "...Shell command failed with code %d"
-                                        exit-status)))))
-                (display-message-or-buffer buffer))
+              (display-message-or-buffer buffer)
             ;; No output; error?
             (let ((output
                    (if (and error-file