Re: [PATCH] NEWS item about the ERR_EXIT fixes

[Lawrence Velázquez <larryv@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Dec 9, 2022, at 4:30 AM, Philippe Altherr wrote:
>> +  - Function calls, anonymous functions, and the `eval`, `.`, and
>> +    `source` commands no longer propagate ERR_EXIT suppression.
>
> This kind of suggests that these constructs always propagated the 
> suppression, which isn't the case, but the exact circumstances look too 
> complex to explain. Maybe replace "no longer" with "now never".

What were the circumstances under which they previously propagated
suppression?

>> +The ERR_RETURN option is now suppressed when a function containing
>> +a compound sublist (`&&` or `||`) is called from within another compound
>> +sublist.
>
>  I find this a bit cryptic. It may also give the wrong impression that 
> functions containing a compound sublist are a special case. And 
> finally, the same is true for functions called in if/while conditions.

I admit that I don't fully understand what this commit did, so I
more or less copied the entry Bart added to ChangeLog:

	* Philippe Altherr: 51071: Src/exec.c, Test/C03traps.ztst: fix
	ERR_RETURN when a function using && / || is called within another
	statement using && / ||

That's not accurate either, then?

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vq