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Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:05:18 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from 753933720722 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:05:18 -0800 In-Reply-To: <83fusdc5uj.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:05:08 +0300") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:193689 Archived-At: tags 6430 + wontfix close 6430 thanks Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: =C3=93scar Fuentes >> Cc: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net, 6430@debbugs.gnu.org >> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:56:48 +0200 >> >> cl.exe, for instance, uses the codes in winerror.h for reporting >> failures: >> >> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ebh0y918.aspx > > Those are just the normal error codes in disguise, and the ones > relevant to cl.exe are all below 255 (when the top 2 bits are > stripped). So I see no problem here with the 8-bit limitation of the > status we report. There was a discussion here where both Noam and Eli seemed to think there is no bug. And I only see one differing opinion from that; in any case, it seems unlikely we will do anything about this. I'm therefore closing this bug report. If anyone really feels strongly about this, I suppose they should reopen the bug or propose a patch for discussion.