Junio C Hamano wrote: > "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On 5/21/21 9:53 AM, Alex Henrie wrote: > >> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:40 PM Felipe Contreras > >> <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> 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. > >> > > > > <sysexits.h> > > 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
