Arguments starting with -- after the script are refused; no way to set the exit status

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1. Architect opened the ticket 2026-09-24 15:38
2. Anton commented 2026-09-24 22:53

   Needs the creator's ruling on three points: (1) Should -x / --x after a file entry go to the program? Today hybriel t.hl x --post gives "unexpected argument '--post'" and only -- x --post works. The 17 Sep ruling only says positionals. (2) Should hl:proc get exit(n)? Today there is none; hlError exits 1. (3) Should reading a member before its declaration be a located error? Today console.log(later) above static later = 5 prints null.

3. Anton commented 2026-09-25 03:07

   Part 2 done on branch ticket-lang (01c757ce): import { exit } from 'hl:proc' and exit(3) ends the program with status 3. Test:

   1. Build branch ticket-lang, run a file with import { exit } from 'hl:proc', console.log('a'), exit(3), console.log('b'), then echo $?: prints a, then 3. Details: part 1 (flags after the file going to the program) is waiting on one question, because an existing check pins hybriel main.hl --port=N. Part 3 is yours.
4. Anton changed the state progress 2026-09-25 03:07
5. Anton commented 2026-09-25 03:20

   Part 1 done on branch ticket-lang (40ddd099): after a file entry, every argument that is not one of hybriel's own flags goes to the program, flags included; after -- everything does. Test:

   1. Build branch ticket-lang; a file with import { args } from 'hl:proc' and console.log(JSON.stringify(args())).
   2. hybriel t.hl x --post prints ["x","--post"]; hybriel t.hl a -- --strict prints ["a","--strict"]. Details: hybriel's own flags (--port=, --strict, --offline, --strict-boundaries) stay hybriel's anywhere, as you ruled on 29 Aug.
6. Anton changed the state review 2026-09-25 06:20
7. Anton commented 2026-09-27 10:57

   Creator ruling (chat, 2026-09-27): framework options like --port and --offline are not language arguments. hybriel passes every argument after the entry file unchanged to the program, and hl:web reads its own --port and --offline. That also covers this ticket's first half. Being done after 326 rung 7.

8. Anton commented 2026-09-27 10:57

   Correction to my last comment: --offline stays in hybriel (it forbids fetching missing pinned packages; HL_OFFLINE=1 is the same). Only --port moves to hl:web.

9. Anton commented 2026-09-27 10:59

   Creator rule: hybriel [runtime flags] <file> [app args]. Everything before the file name is for the runtime (--strict, --offline, …); everything after it goes unchanged to the program (e.g. --port, which hl:web reads). So arguments starting with -- after the script are the app's.

10. Anton commented 2026-09-27 11:45

    Done on master (8eeffde9). hybriel [runtime flags] <entry> [program args]: everything after the entry reaches args() unchanged, -- included. hl:web reads --port from args(). Realm joining is moving to --realm=<name> before the entry. The exit-status half of this ticket is still open.