# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 856280008 0
# Node ID 13f134a00f1240c1b5ea3d47bf7f182a06139557
# Parent  f4d0604cbcc4f3c15781d2eff1475b341ce3b42a
[project @ 1997-02-18 15:33:28 by jwe]

diff --git a/src/help.cc b/src/help.cc
--- a/src/help.cc
+++ b/src/help.cc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "pt-pr-code.h"
 #include "sighandlers.h"
 #include "symtab.h"
+#include "syswait.h"
 #include "toplev.h"
 #include "unwind-prot.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -559,8 +560,8 @@
 
   octave_set_interrupt_handler (old_interrupt_handler);
 
-  if ((status & 0xff) == 0)
-    status = (status >> 8) & 0xff;
+  if (WIFEXITED (status))
+    status = WEXITSTATUS (status);
   else
     status = 127;