main can't return int

[brson]

When main is declared to return int, it always returns 0.

[graydon]

Well .. the program (properly: root task) returns zero. That's because the exit status is from the runtime, indicating presence or absence of failure (1 or 0 respectively) in the root task.

I suppose we can have "return nonzero" from main propagate out to the program return as well; but I'd like "fail" to continue to return nonzero from the root task as well.

[brson]

Ah, that didn't occur to me. For my particular use case I just want to indicate failure anyway, so I actually don't need to return int. Maybe it's not necessary.

[msullivan]

So should we close this?

[brson]

Maybe we should at least make sure main has to return () so people don't get the impression they can return int

[msullivan]

Closing this per discussion with brson. We can reopen it if we change our mind.