Hello,
On Sun 08 Sep 2024 at 05:59pm -07, Jim Porter wrote:
> On 9/2/2024 1:26 AM, Sean Whitton wrote:
>> X-debbugs-cc: jporterb...@gmail.com
>> I am trying to run a series of tests like this:
>> % for test in tests/tests/tagupl* { tests/using-intree $test }
>> I want the command to give up as soon as one of the tests fails. But I
>> don't think there is any way to break out of the loop? In POSIX sh, you
>> could use 'break'.
>
> I actually have a patch sitting in my pile of branches that does this, but it
> needs a fair bit more work to get right. The main thing it needs is to keep
> 'break' from bubbling up too far (e.g. if you run an Eshell script from inside
> a loop, 'break' at the top level of the script shouldn't break out of the
> parent loop).
>
> Another way to do something like this would be to embrace the Lispy-ness of
> Eshell and add a command-form for 'throw' and 'catch'. Something like:
>
> catch my-tag {
> for i in *.el {
> do-stuff
> if something-or-other { throw my-tag }
> }
> }
>
> Or even support both 'throw'/'catch' *and* 'break'...
Heh. throw/catch seems like overkill to me but supporting both would be
cool!
--
Sean Whitton
