Re: RFC: error codes on exit

From: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
Date: May 21, 2021, 16:53 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMMLpeScunGg5WM4N90vG+yN3tOATqhsL2iRLsJ43ksNyTx_wQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <60a5afeeb13b4_1d8f2208a5@natae.notmuch>

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:40 PM Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:

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> It's good to not include many initial codes, but I would start with at
> least three:
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>   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