From 83b0be1379fd5f6b62403e508547bc71248a2367 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Randall Winkhart <idgr@tutanota.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 16:58:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Always hard exit in PrintError(); do not pointlessly return
 the error code in soft exit

---
 back/exitSoft.go |  4 ++--
 other/general.go | 11 +++--------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/back/exitSoft.go b/back/exitSoft.go
index 81bd2d0..a070d19 100644
--- a/back/exitSoft.go
+++ b/back/exitSoft.go
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 package back
 
 // Exit (soft) is meant to be used in interactive implementations (GUIs/TUIs) to keep the program running after an operation.
-func Exit(code int) int {
-	return code
+func Exit(code int) {
+	return
 }
diff --git a/other/general.go b/other/general.go
index 3fdad2b..120b0ef 100644
--- a/other/general.go
+++ b/other/general.go
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 // PrintError prints an error message in the MUTN format and exits with the specified exit code.
 // Requires: message (the error message to print),
-// exitCode (the exit code to use),
-// forceHardExit (if true, exit immediately; if false, allow soft exit for interactive clients).
-func PrintError(message string, exitCode int, forceHardExit bool) {
+// exitCode (the exit code to use)
+func PrintError(message string, exitCode int) {
 	fmt.Println(back.AnsiError + message + back.AnsiReset)
-	if forceHardExit {
-		os.Exit(exitCode)
-	} else {
-		back.Exit(exitCode)
-	}
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
 }