[KAFKA-124] Console consumer does not exit if consuming process dies

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.6, 0.7
• Fix Version/s: 0.7
• Assignee: Jay Kreps
• Reporter: Jay Kreps
• Created: 26/Aug/11 22:40
• Updated: 01/Sep/11 05:48
• Resolved: 01/Sep/11 05:48

Description

Running the kafka console consumer it should be the case that if the consuming subprocess dies the java process dies as well. Instead it continues consuming messages even though there is no one to give them to.