Re: [PATCH] tests init: new subroutine 'fatal_', for hard errors

[Bruno Haible]

Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> +fatal_ () { warn_ "$ME_: hard error: $@"; Exit 99; }

What is a "hard error"?

I thought a test could either succeed, or fail, or produce no result due to
unexpected circumstances, and this last case was called "framework failure".
Quartum non datur.

So, what is a "hard error"? 

Bruno
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