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 6A9121F5AE for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 21:22:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231400AbhEVVYK (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2021 17:24:10 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:55420 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231379AbhEVVYK (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 May 2021 17:24:10 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-x335.google.com (mail-ot1-x335.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::335]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7A0E6C061574 for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:22:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ot1-x335.google.com with SMTP id n3-20020a9d74030000b029035e65d0a0b8so36742otk.9 for ; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:22:44 -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=1PxtNpswyPEsBCa98Hd4Mt1c87Oc6eNLTLy52eAzHcs=; b=UoCLYWsa/u+ot/W/pgVSLjKJnumPj//OMyck86ruk5Z/me8vXf+zFSly6ld7nALsMY RG634oQRQ5BRut/jvWj0vqO6OOHOqFaQAmI+BnAQFNwaai6R9/kq+j39u8JxLGYlhJga rfyiZn9+y5d7Zrpl3ALjali72Q7diBBCZbMRz66yVvcfqq9ig+KIqLcquGQO+hluobX1 rZkvia5iWzgZoDSX+SvYkAptiLqGiFu4inkQ/5mgH29ViiuT7DutP+RCIgez0Ph6JVZY SQo8XrEFgJ1l2SkjOlbxDTyYesEN8EDyTXlDHaWztu6nS6KQPTiwN5IR0xmTjJhDC4Hp 6TnQ== 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=1PxtNpswyPEsBCa98Hd4Mt1c87Oc6eNLTLy52eAzHcs=; b=ZlFdpIAByI2TqEb7uMc2HZq4gph0XhedAvnpcjLvrQwUQ6iws1E9LPodb9T3WIn3gg owtN2eFeuoKaudJpY+uE4V+8123iaNYzqfykn/sPa+nqwQacZjfNUFAWyasgKFsul7fI kByseuUSjvlec6HyIN+Xk82clURWobSLfWi5XrLRdLITddxUhDRaGbM9apjDP/JBgc9c 9FgQoYp57PvoadI6yZSMVOHusugaz21+VJzKC7wOgL+W155l3XF1C0hS3/1dEddr2HE4 vHRIptUdsPi9omt16WBLwqyuCA3EBZat+ez66uFFhuOEkLLWnuUvp4Hs72z68EF/lOCi X8lg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532zAvug6YbODBMB5ZqDBTIKhm11IVJSH55wtUJHbytzA7HmiogP gVAiOM040xI/KS+oGXlFxwX1Ova6VdBxfQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyIknseiV7hcbE5leeoeR+AY3zxkpOgp3RmA2cNFMWd8fxa7ahV0r6H02NH9HbAntU1Mdv+3w== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:1e15:: with SMTP id s21mr13088873otr.144.1621718563793; Sat, 22 May 2021 14:22:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-189-187-231.totalplay.net. [187.189.187.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x9sm1826618oto.79.2021.05.22.14.22.43 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 22 May 2021 14:22:43 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 16:22:42 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Junio C Hamano , "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Alex Henrie , Felipe Contreras , Jonathan Nieder , Git mailing list , Josh Steadmon , Jeff King , Jeff Hostetler Message-ID: <60a976221c390_857e920812@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: References: <60a5afeeb13b4_1d8f2208a5@natae.notmuch> 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 Junio C Hamano wrote: > "H. Peter Anvin" writes: > > > On 5/21/21 9:53 AM, 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. > >> > > > > > > Is the value assignment standardized across systems? I think his intention was to suggest to use that list as inspiration... As in have USAGE, NOINPUT, UNAVAILABE, etc. I would prefer to start with something easy... UNKNOWN = 1, USUAL = 2. -- Felipe Contreras