non-zero exit code with -version

[localhost]

After updating ImageMagick to 6.8.9-2, the -version flag is now returning a non-zero exit code and isn't consistent across all of the tools.

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#convert -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-2 Q16 x86_64 2014-06-01 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC OpenMP
Delegates: bzlib fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg png tiff webp x xml zlib
# echo $?
1

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# compare -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-2 Q16 x86_64 2014-06-01 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC OpenMP
Delegates: bzlib fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg png tiff webp x xml zlib
# echo $?
2

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# display -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.8.9-2 Q16 x86_64 2014-06-01 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2014 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: DPC OpenMP
Delegates: bzlib fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg png tiff webp x xml zlib
# echo $?
1

[magick]

We can reproduce the problem you posted and have a patch in ImageMagick 6.8.9-3 Beta available by sometime tomorrow. Thanks.

[kayn]

I see the same issue in verison ImageMagick 7.0.1-3 Q16 x86_64 2016-05-09

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[root@example]# convert -version;echo $?
Version: ImageMagick 7.0.1-3 Q16 x86_64 2016-05-09 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2016 ImageMagick Studio LLC
License: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php
Features: Cipher DPC HDRI Modules OpenMP 
Delegates (built-in): bzlib cairo djvu fftw fontconfig fpx freetype gslib jng jpeg lcms ltdl lzma pangocairo png ps tiff webp wmf x xml zlib
1
[root@example]# identify >/dev/null;echo $?
1
# but when I specify null: as output files:
[root@example]# convert -version null: null: >/dev/null;echo $?
0

[snibgo]

The v7 bug has been reported. See viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29671