RFC: socket runtime three-state result#228
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Replace the SIZE_MAX sentinel returns from the five PONY_API socket runtime functions with a three-state result enum (OK/Retry/Error) plus a size_t* count_out out-parameter. Implementation at ponylang/ponyc@99bc8324, on top of PR #5002.
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Replace the
SIZE_MAXsentinel returns from the fivePONY_APIsocket runtime functions with a three-state result enum (OK/RETRY/ERROR) plus asize_t* count_outout-parameter.A working implementation is available at ponylang/ponyc@99bc8324. It sits on top of PR ponylang/ponyc#5002, the broader work to remove
pony_errorfrom the runtime.