How to return error with message or there is a better way?

[tisonkun]

Based on my previous programming experience, it's common that I define a set of error codes and errors are constructed with a code with a detailed message.

It seems Zig provides error set enums to fit the error code part, while I don't know how to return errors with messages. Or it's Zig's best practice to representing errors fully by codes.

A real-world example is that - when I'm parsing a specific config file, I'd like to distinguish parsing errors and IO errors, but what exactly the parsing error is is not significant. While I still need to tell the caller about the details of the parsing error, the control flow is the same for all of them.

[squeek502]

The relevant issue is #2647

These types of questions should be directed at one of the community spaces instead.

[tisonkun]

Thank you @squeek502!

I know and would love to ask in an active channel instead of the issue tracker. But see the "OT" comment at #15788 (comment) that I don't find any of the channel active.

[squeek502]

Note that the Discord link has been fixed since that comment (#15759).

[tisonkun]

Thank you. Let me try it again.

Closed this one as duplicated.

[tisonkun]

Emmm...seems still not work. I may expect a low bar platform distinguish from the issue tracker said a GH Discussions forum or I don't know if https://ziggit.dev/ is active (seems no too much traffics and replies). Sorry that as a user I will try to find the most active channel to ask questions where I can get response most responsively.

[squeek502]

Discord is the most active, not sure why the invite link is not working for you. The https://discord.gg/zig link seems to be correct AFAICT.

IRC is also active but responses may be slower.

[tisonkun]

I get it work now, both Discord and IRC. Thank you!