From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 159731F5AE for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 21:19:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231400AbhEVVUr (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2021 17:20:47 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:54660 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231379AbhEVVUq (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2021 17:20:46 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-x232.google.com (mail-oi1-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::232]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 887A2C061574 for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:19:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-oi1-x232.google.com with SMTP id c196so15103183oib.9 for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:19:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=lh2+td+FNdHocySSrpCoM2PK8Olh36RUQgSkHhzVi0M=; b=nw4jGbpq1CM+9oex72Jx79s9ghzz60IH0mbbzHJSDEtY/ojooIyxmFWNHPhivjiqva zRD/fuD1rDaR1ZIP0UgrwT+PHD/KDoV+yzAD7pOrvVqPcmfiCDC/0D3lYbQ9OGffY1hl HtT6QX37gfP1XnSWVn6k1uIYtkURQ56yQL2ORO7TZrrSSIEZsIqS42u3at2mcZFgmZck xSQ5yKsS3bRQYjxFVpY5hXm50M0bPmjqXKbXAdJDYwMjzSZEDOGQUeOXXh9LkZ8Z++CJ +cHYZd5+zwpd6RtAgl7nQzBBWFoRCepBHknbv/urMGmGLdANNX/DE7e9pZTk4kWgf3KG rWwQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=lh2+td+FNdHocySSrpCoM2PK8Olh36RUQgSkHhzVi0M=; b=kC8/hf65jIg+5kWzMxRv8pV9kZK4h73B6NPhnibroaq8P684TaJQrMx8RsoJrBQRLT RqcqxBTL8oHsp99Rpq86kM7eP07sPldduhR6rq8gTqfHMyaBbmfh85Pe5NO5ANPajJSC R9zpivvoi1PwUdKc8fPuODTvAaZ2WVG0c+YPn1ZZUanZFl3WUIxZd0gRlrw249+lUo/Z CHUgBQWhenNHSTW9/4z/wxspEFEZfCp0s7K5iNvScG9yOVbOejU0YZi5e9yhyoFLCv7c XkT3A6jkGkpurTSehe+V4gYTyyQ4VWaD0bTE6vmOlhMlWv5wOiffDrT1Jssw6qxL6I/c YHyg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530weWniJwxTmNJZ8lVjeZZd08Pn6/zY/5hPG8EcyzbHjiEjEhfG TXcYyTYtog/gvHVruuqU7ak= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyKxuB7S/lwDhcn+l+nHay2axR2UoMz118ejr1sUF1jooYY8Qu6/XL+eCyYpK+0ySo5Dx9FQQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:3cf:: with SMTP id o15mr6116688oie.77.1621718358958; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:19:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-189-187-231.totalplay.net. [187.189.187.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id v6sm809623oou.14.2021.05.22.14.19.17 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 22 May 2021 14:19:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 16:19:12 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Philip Oakley , Alex Henrie , Felipe Contreras Cc: Jonathan Nieder , Git mailing list , Josh Steadmon , Jeff King , Jeff Hostetler Message-ID: <60a97550287b3_857e9208b8@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <7f0c9ab8-c1ca-171b-8247-6d921702f3bc@iee.email> References: <60a5afeeb13b4_1d8f2208a5@natae.notmuch> <7f0c9ab8-c1ca-171b-8247-6d921702f3bc@iee.email> Subject: Re: RFC: error codes on exit Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Philip Oakley wrote: > On 21/05/2021 17:53, Alex Henrie wrote: > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:40 PM Felipe Contreras > > wrote: > >> It's good to not include many initial codes, but I would start with at > >> least three: > >> > >> OK = 0, > >> UNKNOWN = 1, > >> NORMAL = 2, > > If you go that route, could you please pick a word other than "normal" > > to describe errors that are not entirely unexpected? I'm worried that > > someone will see "normal" and use it instead of "OK" to indicate > > success. > > > > -Alex > Typical <== Normal > > Though abnormal and atypical often have different implications ;-) > P. Or USUAL. -- Felipe Contreras