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27.0.50; Document that Emacs in batch mode exits with exit status -1 on error

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From: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 27.0.50;
 Document that Emacs in batch mode exits with exit status -1 on error
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:25 +0200

I haven't found any documentation in the Lisp reference manual that the
exit status of an Emacs process exiting due to a nonlocal exit is -1 by
default (adjusted to 255 by Bash).  This should be documented, for users
that run Emacs in batch mode.


In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 68, x86_64-apple-darwin17.4.0, NS appkit-1561.20 Version 10.13.3 (Build 17D102))
 of 2018-05-22 built on p
Repository revision: 19e642fdb07b0b6522983e2fa35872ba5fb9f75e
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Message #8 received at 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31552: 27.0.50;
 Document that Emacs in batch mode exits with exit status -1 on error
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 20:16:58 +0300

> From: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:25 +0200
> 
> I haven't found any documentation in the Lisp reference manual that the
> exit status of an Emacs process exiting due to a nonlocal exit is -1 by
> default (adjusted to 255 by Bash).  This should be documented, for users
> that run Emacs in batch mode.

I'm not sure I understand what you are describing.  Can you show a
reproducer?

Thanks.

Message #11 received at 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31552: 27.0.50; Document that Emacs in batch mode exits with
 exit status -1 on error
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 19:19:54 +0200

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> schrieb am Di., 22. Mai 2018 um 19:17 Uhr:

> > From: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:25 +0200
> >
> > I haven't found any documentation in the Lisp reference manual that the
> > exit status of an Emacs process exiting due to a nonlocal exit is -1 by
> > default (adjusted to 255 by Bash).  This should be documented, for users
> > that run Emacs in batch mode.
>
> I'm not sure I understand what you are describing.  Can you show a
> reproducer?
>
>
$ src/emacs -Q -batch -eval '(error "foo")' ; echo $?

foo
255

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Message #14 received at 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31552: 27.0.50; Document that Emacs in batch mode exits
 with exit status -1 on error
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:16:03 +0200

Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> schrieb am Di., 22. Mai 2018 um 19:17 Uhr:
>
>  > From: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
>  > Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:25 +0200
>  > 
>  > I haven't found any documentation in the Lisp reference manual that the
>  > exit status of an Emacs process exiting due to a nonlocal exit is -1 by
>  > default (adjusted to 255 by Bash).  This should be documented, for users
>  > that run Emacs in batch mode.
>
>  I'm not sure I understand what you are describing.  Can you show a
>  reproducer?
>
> $ src/emacs -Q -batch -eval '(error "foo")' ; echo $?
>
> foo
>
> 255 

I've now added something like this to the Emacs 27 manual.

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Message #21 received at 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 31552 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31552: 27.0.50; Document that Emacs in batch mode exits with
 exit status -1 on error
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 18:10:00 +0200

Am Sa., 12. Okt. 2019 um 23:16 Uhr schrieb Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>:
>
> Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> schrieb am Di., 22. Mai 2018 um 19:17 Uhr:
> >
> >  > From: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> >  > Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 15:41:25 +0200
> >  >
> >  > I haven't found any documentation in the Lisp reference manual that the
> >  > exit status of an Emacs process exiting due to a nonlocal exit is -1 by
> >  > default (adjusted to 255 by Bash).  This should be documented, for users
> >  > that run Emacs in batch mode.
> >
> >  I'm not sure I understand what you are describing.  Can you show a
> >  reproducer?
> >
> > $ src/emacs -Q -batch -eval '(error "foo")' ; echo $?
> >
> > foo
> >
> > 255
>
> I've now added something like this to the Emacs 27 manual.

Thanks.

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