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[PATCH] Display the exit code if the last command failed in Eshell

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Message #44 received at 65604 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Davide Masserut <dm <at> mssdvd.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 65604 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jporterbugs <at> gmail.com, me <at> eshelyaron.com
Subject: Re: bug#65604: [PATCH] Display the exit code if the last command
 failed in Eshell
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:31:53 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Ah, that.  Yes, the properties will be ignored.  But do we 
> really need
> fancy faces on that display?

They make the error stand out.

> (FWIW, I personally don't like the idea of showing this on the 
> mode
> line: the mode line is already quite cramped

I agree with you, this is one of the main reasons I had in mind 
when I made the first patch.

> and OTOH Bash does show abnormal exit codes as part of its 
> prompt.  But feel free to disregard
> my opinions, as I'm not a heavy user of Eshell.)

fish and some zsh distributions also show the error in the prompt.

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