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shell: exit 2 on a parse failure and throw a SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE from $ - #47827
A Bun Shell script that does not parse exits 1, the same status as a command that ran and failed. bun exec 'echo (' prints error: Failed to run script /tmp/[eval] due to error Unclosed subshell and exits 1. bun run --shell=system exits 2 for the same package.json script, because sh and bash report 2 for a syntax error. Bun Shell is the default on Windows, so the status of one script differs by platform.
The $ tag throws a plain Error with no code for a parse failure. A caller cannot tell it from a command failure without matching the message text.
Cause: Interpreter::parse (src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs) reported a failure as a bare crate::Error plus two out-params. Each of its three callers re-derived the message and picked its own report: exit(1) in init_and_run_impl, global.throw in ParsedShellScript.rs and shell_body.rs.
Fix
Interpreter::parse returns one ParseFailure { msg } on failure. ParseFailure::EXIT_CODE is 2. ParseFailure::throw builds a SyntaxError with code: "ERR_SHELL_PARSE" through the existing error-code table (src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts).
bun exec, bun run --shell=bun and bun <file>.sh print the same diagnostic as before and exit 2. bun run already skips its "exited with code" line for status 2, so its output matches the system shell. A command that ran and failed still exits 1, and so does command-not-found.
The $ tag and the shellParse test API throw the typed error. It stays a synchronous throw from the tag call, because no command ran, so it is not a ShellError (those carry exitCode, stdout, stderr). The docs describe both.
A sublexer that hits the nesting limit (src/shell_parser/parse.rs, eat_subshell) now hands its state back to the parent before the error propagates. Before, its recorded diagnostics were lost and the error surfaced as SubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shell. Now the message is Subshell nesting depth exceeded, after any diagnostic recorded before it.
Verified: test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/bunshell.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/parse.test.ts (the new tests fail on 1.4.3). Also the whole test/js/bun/shell/ directory.
Background
Interpreter::parse lexes and parses a script into the arena of a ShellArgs. It is the one function every entry point calls, CLI and JS alike.
Bun's runtime error codes (ERR_S3_*, ERR_POSTGRES_*) live in src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts. Codegen emits one row into the C++, Rust and .d.ts tables. global.err(code, msg).throw() is the Rust idiom that uses them.
Considered the minimal patch (the exit(1) literal and global.err at the two $ throw sites). It leaves shellParse with a plain Error, keeps three copies of the lexer-vs-parser triage, and keeps a fallback that produced the message SubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shell for a too-deep subshell. The one value removes all three. Considered a ShellError subclass: rejected, because every ShellError consumer reads exitCode, and a parse failure has none.
Downsides
Behaviour change: a script that does not parse now exits 2 from bun exec, bun run --shell=bun and bun <file>.sh. A script or CI step that checks for status 1 on a Bun Shell syntax error sees 2. bun run --shell=system already gave 2. Scripts that bun runs through bun exec report 2 too: bun run --filter, --parallel, --sequential and lifecycle scripts on Windows, and lifecycle scripts on POSIX when bun finds no shell.
Behaviour change: the $ parse error is a SyntaxError (name SyntaxError) instead of an Error. Code that checks err.constructor === Error stops matching. instanceof Error still holds. The message text is unchanged.
Static data: one row in the error-code tables, about 72 bytes (40-byte C++ row, 16-byte Rust table entry, the 16-byte code string). Release binary size not measured (no release build in this container). The success path of $ and the CLI gains no allocation, branch, or syscall.
Overlap with open PRs. With #46108 also on main, 4 tests that #46108 adds fail until they expect exit 2. #46007 edits an Err arm that this PR deletes, and one of its tests asserts the old message and exit 1. Notes has the lines to change.
Notes
Probes with the debug build:
$ bun exec 'echo ('; echo $? # ... due to error Unclosed subshell / 2
$ bun exec 'false'; echo $? # 1
$ bun exec 'nosuchcmd'; echo $? # bun: command not found: nosuchcmd / 1
$ bun bad.sh; echo $? # error: Failed to run bad.sh due to error Unclosed subshell / 2
$ bun run --shell=bun bad; echo $? # $ echo ( / error: Failed to run script bad due to error Unclosed subshell / 2
$ bun run --shell=system bad; echo $? # bash syntax error / 2
A 129-deep $( nesting hits the lexer-level SubshellDepthExceeded path. Before: Error with message SubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shell. After: SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE and message Subshell nesting depth exceeded. bun exec prints that message and exits 2. parse.test.ts checks that a stray ) recorded before the limit stays in the message (Unexpected ')'\nSubshell nesting depth exceeded).
init_and_run_impl has no Err path left, so init_and_run_from_source and init_and_run_from_file return a bare ExitCode. The dead Err arms in exec_command.rs and run_command.rs are removed. The Error::ShellParse variant in src/runtime/error.rs, ParseError::Lex and Error::Lex in src/shell_parser lost their last producer and are removed. Error::ShellLexer stays (the shellLex test API uses it).
The source position of the error is not part of this change. ParserError and LexError in src/shell_parser/parse.rs carry only the message.
Suites run with the debug build: all of test/js/bun/shell/ (1052 pass, 2 fail: shell-load.test.ts "immediate exit" fails the same way on the released 1.4.3 in this container because of its 1024 fd limit, and exec.test.ts "it works2" passed when rerun alone), test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts, test/cli/run/run-eval.test.ts.
Self-reviewed: 2 concerns raised, 2 addressed (a doc comment, the unused Error::ShellParse variant). Review bots: 4 findings, 4 addressed (sublexer diagnostics, the dead Lex variants, stdout drained in run-shell.test.ts, a test for the nesting-limit path).
Open PRs that overlap. Checked on 2026-11-03 with git merge-tree on main 5e08ec1. This PR merges with main without a conflict.
#46108 (refuse a script that ends inside an open quote):
The two PRs conflict in test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts, 1 region. Both add tests after "it works on command fail". Keep both blocks.
Debug build of main + this PR + shell: refuse a script whose lexer or sublexer ends inside an open quote #46108: 4 tests fail with expected 1, received 2. In exec.test.ts: "a script that ends inside an open quote is refused", with and without --no-env-file. In run-shell.test.ts: "a shell file that ends inside an open quote is refused" and "a package.json script run by the Bun shell that ends inside an open quote is refused".
The same build passes lex.test.ts (83), parse.test.ts (21) and bunshell.test.ts (466).
The PR that merges second changes .exitCode(1) to .exitCode(2) in exec.test.ts, exitCode: 1 to exitCode: 2 in run-shell.test.ts, and const refusalExitCode = isWindows ? 1 : 2 to 2. With these edits both files pass on Linux (23 and 9 tests).
Windows, not run: the refusalExitCode edit matters only there. On Windows bun run --filter, --parallel, --sequential and lifecycle scripts run the script as bun exec --no-env-file (ScriptArgv, src/install/lifecycle_script_runner.rs), so they report 2 too.
POSIX does the same for lifecycle scripts when bun finds no shell. I ran that on Linux in a root with no shell: with postinstall: "echo (", bun install prints exited with 2 and exits 2 on the build above. 1.4.3 prints exited with 1 and exits 1.
The new region is the Err arm after init_and_run_from_source in run_package_script_foreground_with_shell_path. This PR deletes the arm. Those PRs remove its if !silent gate. Resolve it with this PR's version: only the nesting limit reached the arm, and init_and_run_impl now prints that error under --silent too.
Both PRs add the test "--silent --shell=bun says why a script cannot be run" to test/cli/install/bun-run.test.ts. It asserts error: Failed to run script deep due to error SubshellDepthExceeded and exit 1. On the build above its command prints error: Failed to run script deep due to error Subshell nesting depth exceeded and exits 2. The PR that merges second changes both expectations.
Other open PRs (test merge only, their tests not run):
Of the 165 other open PRs with "shell" in the title, 13 get a new conflict region when this PR is on main. 8 of the 13 already conflict with main.
no test proof · iteration 0 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/bun/shell/bunshell.test.ts, test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts
…R_SHELL_PARSE from $
A script that does not lex or parse is one ParseFailure value out of
Interpreter::parse. The $ tag and the shellParse test API throw it as a
SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE. bun exec, bun run --shell=bun and
bun <file>.sh print it and exit 2, the status sh and bash report for a
syntax error. A command that ran and failed keeps exit 1.
No actionable comments were generated in the recent review.
Walkthrough
Shell parse failures now produce JavaScript SyntaxError exceptions with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE. Command-line shell scripts report parse failures with exit code 2, distinct from command failures. Tests and documentation cover these behaviors.
Parser and lexer failures now carry diagnostics and surface through JavaScript shell entry points as SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE. Tests check error types, codes, and messages.
Command-line parse exit status src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs, src/runtime/cli/exec_command.rs, src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs, docs/runtime/shell.mdx, test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts
Shell interpreter entry points return exit codes directly and use code 2 for parse failures. CLI tests and documentation cover parse-error output and status.
Possibly related issues
oven-sh/bun#47823 — The changes provide the distinct parse-failure exit status and typed synchronous error described in the issue.
Suggested reviewers: alii
Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 5d216
The fatal parse-error path now retains preceding diagnostics, and the added tests cover typed parse errors and CLI exit status 2. No merge-blocking issue remains in the reviewed changes.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the two primary changes: parse failures exit with status 2, and the $ tag throws a typed SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE.
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[#47823] The issue asks that a parse failure differ from a command that ran and failed. It offers two options: a distinct exit status, or a typed error from $ before any command runs. The PR impleme…
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Every changed area connects to the parse-failure objective of #47823.
The description follows the repository template with both required sections. 'What does this PR do?' is covered by a detailed Problem/Fix/Background/Downsides breakdown. 'How did you verify your code …
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[#47823] The issue asks that a parse failure differ from a command that ran and failed. It offers two options: a distinct exit status, or a typed error from $ before any command runs. The PR implements both.
(1) Exit status: Interpreter::parse returns ParseFailure on failure, and ParseFailure::EXIT_CODE is 2. The paths bun exec, bun run --shell=bun, and bun <file>.sh print the same diagnostic and exit 2. This matches sh and bash. A command that runs and fails still exits 1. Command-not-found still exits 1.
(2) Typed error: the $ tag and the shellParse test API throw synchronously a SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE. The row ["ERR_SHELL_PARSE", SyntaxError] is present at the reviewed head in src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts, confirmed by diff against the merge base. No command runs before the throw. The error is not a ShellError, so it has no exitCode.
Tests cover these paths: test/js/bun/shell/bunshell.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/parse.test.ts, test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts, and test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts. The issue says the error could be, for example, a ShellParseError carrying a position. The PR does not add a source position. The issue does not require one, so this is not an unmet requirement.
Verification gap: the PR states that bunshell.test.ts and run-shell.test.ts contain platform-specific tests that did not run on the author's machine. CI covers them. This gap does not change the implementation verdict.
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Every changed area connects to the parse-failure objective of #47823.
src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs: ParseFailure centralizes parse diagnostics and sets exit code 2. init_and_run_* return ExitCode directly because no Err path remains.
src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts: adds the ERR_SHELL_PARSE row that provides the typed error.
src/runtime/cli/exec_command.rs, src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs, src/runtime/shell/ParsedShellScript.rs, src/runtime/shell/shell_body.rs: call ParseFailure and remove duplicate lexer-versus-parser triage. The dead Err arms are removed.
src/runtime/error.rs, src/shell_parser/parse.rs, src/shell_parser/error.rs: remove Error::ShellParse, ParseError::Lex, and Error::Lex. The PR states these lost their last producer. Error::ShellLexer stays because the shellLex test API uses it.
src/shell_parser/parse.rs (eat_subshell): restores sublexer state before returning the nesting-limit error. The message keeps diagnostics recorded before the limit. This is part of the same parse-failure path.
Docs (docs/runtime/shell.mdx) and tests describe the new behavior.
The raw summary shows no unrelated change. The ERR_SHELL_PARSE row sits out of alphabetical order in ErrorCode.ts. This is a style point and does not affect scope.
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The description follows the repository template with both required sections. 'What does this PR do?' is covered by a detailed Problem/Fix/Background/Downsides breakdown. 'How did you verify your code works?' lists the test files run, the debug-build suite results, and two known failures with explanations. It also records open-PR overlap, behaviour changes, and a Windows check that was not run. The description is thorough and specific. The evidence block notes that platform-specific tests (bunshell.test.ts, run-shell.test.ts) were not run locally and are deferred to CI, which is a minor verification gap rather than a missing section.
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Combine earlier lexer diagnostics on the fatal lex path.
448-451: Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Combine earlier lexer diagnostics on the fatal lex path.
When lex() returns SubshellDepthExceeded, both branches of Interpreter::parse return only e.msg(). A diagnostic recorded earlier in the same pass is dropped. For example, a top-level ) records Unexpected ')' and lexing continues. A later $( that exceeds the nesting limit then reports only Subshell nesting depth exceeded. The ParseFailure::msg comment says it contains one line per lexer or parser error, so this path does not match that contract. On this path, combine the lexer's recorded errors, as the non-fatal branch does.
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Review comment at @src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs around lines 448 - 451:
Update both fatal lex-error branches in Interpreter::parse to include lexer
diagnostics recorded earlier in the pass, reusing the aggregation behavior from
the non-fatal branch instead of returning only e.msg(). Preserve the
ParseFailure message contract of one line per lexer or parser error.
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src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs
src/runtime/shell/shell_body.rs
src/shell_parser/parse.rs
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Beyond the inline findings, I also checked two things and ruled them out: the arena-allocated ParseFailure.msg is consumed (thrown or printed) inside the same block that borrows shargs.__arena, before shargs is moved, so the raw-pointer blocks in interpreter.rs and ParsedShellScript.rs do not leave a dangling slice; and bun run's existing code != 2 gate means the new exit 2 does not add a second "exited with code" line on top of the parse diagnostic.
Extended reasoning...
The change replaces the out-parameter design of Interpreter::parse with a ParseFailure value, adds an ERR_SHELL_PARSE SyntaxError row to the ErrorCode table, and moves CLI parse failures from exit 1 to exit 2 across bun exec, bun run --shell=bun, and .sh files. It touches no security-sensitive surface. Inline findings are posted, so a human should still look; this note only records what else was examined.
Findings marked 🟡 are optional suggestions and need no follow-up push.
Additional findings (outside the current diff — GitHub can't attach inline comments there):
🟡 src/shell_parser/parse.rs — nit: maintainers inherit two error variants this PR makes dead. ParseError::Lex at src/shell_parser/parse.rs:29 and the Error::Lex it maps to at src/shell_parser/error.rs:16 had one producer, the return Err(ParseError::Lex.into()) that Interpreter::parse dropped. Fix: delete ParseError::Lex, its arm in the From<ParseError> impl at parse.rs:41, Error::Lex and its name() arm at error.rs:33, as this PR already did for Error::ShellParse in src/runtime/error.rs.
Why this was flagged
Before this change src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs built ParseError::Lex.into() when lex_result.errors was non-empty; the new code at src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs:463-466 returns ParseFailure instead. A repo-wide grep for ::Lex\b now finds only the mapping arm at src/shell_parser/parse.rs:41 and the name() arm at src/shell_parser/error.rs:33; nothing constructs either variant. Both enums are pub, so no dead-code lint fires. The PR text says it removed Error::ShellParse because it lost its last producer; the same reasoning applies to these two variants and they were left in place. No runtime behaviour changes; this is unreachable code left behind by the refactor.
Verification: nit. Trigger: unconditional on merge — this PR removes the only producer of ParseError::Lex, leaving it and the Error::Lex it maps to as unreachable public variants. Base src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs:434 had return Err(ParseError::Lex.into()); (the sole constructor). Both enums are pub (parse.rs:19, error.rs:2), so dead_code will not catch them.
…ex error variants
A sublexer that hits the nesting limit returned Err before the parent
took its state back, so the fatal message and every diagnostic before
it were lost. The parent now always takes the state back, and
Interpreter::parse reads one combined message from the lexer result.
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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.
Beyond the inline nit, I checked the two spots where the refactor could drop a diagnostic and both hold: the only LexerError producer (eat_subshell in src/shell_parser/parse.rs) calls add_error before returning Err, so the lexed.is_err() arm in Interpreter::parse never yields an empty message; and the removed if !silent branch in run_command.rs was unreachable before, since the old init_and_run_impl always printed and exited itself. Every caller of Interpreter::parse, init_and_run_from_*, and the deleted Lex/ShellParse variants is updated, and the earlier lexer-path test and stdout-drain feedback are addressed in the latest commits.
Extended reasoning...
The change consolidates shell lex/parse failure reporting into one ParseFailure type, switches the CLI exit status for unparsable scripts from 1 to 2, and makes the $ tag throw a SyntaxError with code ERR_SHELL_PARSE through the ErrorCode.ts table; it touches no auth, crypto, or input-trust surface. The user-facing exit-status and error-class changes are deliberate design choices a maintainer should sign off on, so this is not approved outright despite the code paths checking out.
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Fixes #47823
Problem
bun exec 'echo ('printserror: Failed to run script /tmp/[eval] due to error Unclosed subshelland exits 1.bun run --shell=systemexits 2 for the same package.json script, becauseshandbashreport 2 for a syntax error. Bun Shell is the default on Windows, so the status of one script differs by platform.$tag throws a plainErrorwith nocodefor a parse failure. A caller cannot tell it from a command failure without matching the message text.Interpreter::parse(src/runtime/shell/interpreter.rs) reported a failure as a barecrate::Errorplus two out-params. Each of its three callers re-derived the message and picked its own report:exit(1)ininit_and_run_impl,global.throwinParsedShellScript.rsandshell_body.rs.Fix
Interpreter::parsereturns oneParseFailure { msg }on failure.ParseFailure::EXIT_CODEis 2.ParseFailure::throwbuilds aSyntaxErrorwithcode: "ERR_SHELL_PARSE"through the existing error-code table (src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts).bun exec,bun run --shell=bunandbun <file>.shprint the same diagnostic as before and exit 2.bun runalready skips its "exited with code" line for status 2, so its output matches the system shell. A command that ran and failed still exits 1, and so does command-not-found.$tag and theshellParsetest API throw the typed error. It stays a synchronous throw from the tag call, because no command ran, so it is not aShellError(those carryexitCode,stdout,stderr). The docs describe both.src/shell_parser/parse.rs,eat_subshell) now hands its state back to the parent before the error propagates. Before, its recorded diagnostics were lost and the error surfaced asSubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shell. Now the message isSubshell nesting depth exceeded, after any diagnostic recorded before it.test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts,test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts,test/js/bun/shell/bunshell.test.ts,test/js/bun/shell/parse.test.ts(the new tests fail on 1.4.3). Also the wholetest/js/bun/shell/directory.Background
Interpreter::parselexes and parses a script into the arena of aShellArgs. It is the one function every entry point calls, CLI and JS alike.ERR_S3_*,ERR_POSTGRES_*) live insrc/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts. Codegen emits one row into the C++, Rust and.d.tstables.global.err(code, msg).throw()is the Rust idiom that uses them.exit(1)literal andglobal.errat the two$throw sites). It leavesshellParsewith a plainError, keeps three copies of the lexer-vs-parser triage, and keeps a fallback that produced the messageSubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shellfor a too-deep subshell. The one value removes all three. Considered aShellErrorsubclass: rejected, because everyShellErrorconsumer readsexitCode, and a parse failure has none.Downsides
bun exec,bun run --shell=bunandbun <file>.sh. A script or CI step that checks for status 1 on a Bun Shell syntax error sees 2.bun run --shell=systemalready gave 2. Scripts that bun runs throughbun execreport 2 too:bun run --filter,--parallel,--sequentialand lifecycle scripts on Windows, and lifecycle scripts on POSIX when bun finds no shell.$parse error is aSyntaxError(nameSyntaxError) instead of anError. Code that checkserr.constructor === Errorstops matching.instanceof Errorstill holds. The message text is unchanged.$and the CLI gains no allocation, branch, or syscall.Overlap with open PRs. With #46108 also on main, 4 tests that #46108 adds fail until they expect exit 2. #46007 edits an
Errarm that this PR deletes, and one of its tests asserts the old message and exit 1. Notes has the lines to change.Notes
Probes with the debug build:
A 129-deep
$(nesting hits the lexer-levelSubshellDepthExceededpath. Before:Errorwith messageSubshellDepthExceeded failed to lex/parse shell. After:SyntaxErrorwith codeERR_SHELL_PARSEand messageSubshell nesting depth exceeded.bun execprints that message and exits 2.parse.test.tschecks that a stray)recorded before the limit stays in the message (Unexpected ')'\nSubshell nesting depth exceeded).init_and_run_implhas noErrpath left, soinit_and_run_from_sourceandinit_and_run_from_filereturn a bareExitCode. The deadErrarms inexec_command.rsandrun_command.rsare removed. TheError::ShellParsevariant insrc/runtime/error.rs,ParseError::LexandError::Lexinsrc/shell_parserlost their last producer and are removed.Error::ShellLexerstays (theshellLextest API uses it).The source position of the error is not part of this change.
ParserErrorandLexErrorinsrc/shell_parser/parse.rscarry only the message.Suites run with the debug build: all of
test/js/bun/shell/(1052 pass, 2 fail:shell-load.test.ts"immediate exit" fails the same way on the released 1.4.3 in this container because of its 1024 fd limit, andexec.test.ts"it works2" passed when rerun alone),test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts,test/cli/run/run-eval.test.ts.Self-reviewed: 2 concerns raised, 2 addressed (a doc comment, the unused
Error::ShellParsevariant). Review bots: 4 findings, 4 addressed (sublexer diagnostics, the deadLexvariants, stdout drained inrun-shell.test.ts, a test for the nesting-limit path).Open PRs that overlap. Checked on 2026-11-03 with
git merge-treeon main 5e08ec1. This PR merges with main without a conflict.#46108 (refuse a script that ends inside an open quote):
test/js/bun/shell/exec.test.ts, 1 region. Both add tests after "it works on command fail". Keep both blocks.test/cli/run/run-shell.test.tsmerges without a conflict, but the merged file fails. shell: refuse a script whose lexer or sublexer ends inside an open quote #46108 asserts exit 1 for its new parse failure, and this PR makes it 2.exec.test.ts: "a script that ends inside an open quote is refused", with and without--no-env-file. Inrun-shell.test.ts: "a shell file that ends inside an open quote is refused" and "a package.json script run by the Bun shell that ends inside an open quote is refused".lex.test.ts(83),parse.test.ts(21) andbunshell.test.ts(466)..exitCode(1)to.exitCode(2)inexec.test.ts,exitCode: 1toexitCode: 2inrun-shell.test.ts, andconst refusalExitCode = isWindows ? 1 : 2to 2. With these edits both files pass on Linux (23 and 9 tests).refusalExitCodeedit matters only there. On Windowsbun run --filter,--parallel,--sequentialand lifecycle scripts run the script asbun exec --no-env-file(ScriptArgv,src/install/lifecycle_script_runner.rs), so they report 2 too.postinstall: "echo (",bun installprintsexited with 2and exits 2 on the build above. 1.4.3 printsexited with 1and exits 1.Bun.$"throws a plainError" and that the CLI exits 1. With both PRs, an open quote throws aSyntaxErrorwithcode: "ERR_SHELL_PARSE"and the CLI exits 2.#46007 (CLI consolidation) and #38022, which it ports:
src/runtime/cli/run_command.rsin 2 regions. With this PR on main it has 3. run: exit 1 and report it when the system shell for a package.json script fails to spawn #38022 gets 1 region in the same file.Errarm afterinit_and_run_from_sourceinrun_package_script_foreground_with_shell_path. This PR deletes the arm. Those PRs remove itsif !silentgate. Resolve it with this PR's version: only the nesting limit reached the arm, andinit_and_run_implnow prints that error under--silenttoo.test/cli/install/bun-run.test.ts. It assertserror: Failed to run script deep due to error SubshellDepthExceededand exit 1. On the build above its command printserror: Failed to run script deep due to error Subshell nesting depth exceededand exits 2. The PR that merges second changes both expectations.Other open PRs (test merge only, their tests not run):
${NAME}and the${NAME<op>word}forms #46691 and shell: split the output of an unquoted$(...)at a tab and at the whitespace at its ends #47738 (interpreter.rs,shell_body.rsandparse.rs, 1 region each), shell: expand?and[...]written in the script again #39706 (shell_body.rs), shell: keep an empty word that has a double-quoted expansion #44904 (exec.test.ts).!, brace groups, here-documents and stray then/elif/else/fi at parse time #43922 and shell: break words on a tab in the lexer #43861 are among the 8. They also assert exit 1 for a parse-time refusal through the CLI, as shell: refuse a script whose lexer or sublexer ends inside an open quote #46108 does.no test proof · iteration 0 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/bun/shell/bunshell.test.ts, test/cli/run/run-shell.test.ts