acks is a number

hbd

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# $Id: hbd,v 1.32 2012/09/22 17:51:16 andreas Exp $
+# $Id: hbd,v 1.33 2012/09/22 17:51:45 andreas Exp $
 # Wait for heartbeat messages and act on them (or their absence)
 #
 import time, os, string, sys, socket, atexit, select, SocketServer, getopt, signal, cPickle, smtplib, traceback
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Host:
 	self.state="up"
 	self.statetime=self.lastbeat
 	self.interval=0
-	self.doesack=""
+	self.doesack=-1
 	num+=1
 
   def getstate(self):
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Host:
 		state="<b>%s</b>" % self.state
 	else:
 		state="%s" % self.state
-	if self.doesack != "":
+	if self.doesack != -1:
 		return "%s(%s)" % (state, self.doesack)
 	return state
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def readsock():
 	msg=None
 	interval=0
 	deltaT=0.0
-	acks=""
+	acks=-1
 	for pair in pairs:
 		l=string.split(pair,"=")
 		key=l[0]
@@ -371,10 +371,13 @@ def readsock():
 			except:
 				pass
 		elif key == 'acks':
-			acks=val
+			try:
+				acks=int(val)
+			except:
+				acks=-1
 
 	if boot:
-		if acks != "":
+		if acks == -1:
 			a="(%s)" % acks
 		else:
 			a=""