3 files changed, 80 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/users/Profpatsch/execline/ExecHelpers.hs b/users/Profpatsch/execline/ExecHelpers.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..438047b2b957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/Profpatsch/execline/ExecHelpers.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
+module ExecHelpers where
+
+import Data.String (IsString)
+import MyPrelude
+import qualified System.Exit as Sys
+
+newtype CurrentProgramName = CurrentProgramName { unCurrentProgramName :: Text }
+  deriving newtype (Show, Eq, Ord, IsString)
+
+-- | Exit 1 to signify a generic expected error
+-- (e.g. something that sometimes just goes wrong, like a nix build).
+dieExpectedError :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieExpectedError = dieWith 1
+
+-- | Exit 100 to signify a user error (“the user is holding it wrong”).
+--  This is a permanent error, if the program is executed the same way
+-- it should crash with 100 again.
+dieUserError :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieUserError = dieWith 100
+
+-- |  Exit 101 to signify an unexpected crash (failing assertion or panic).
+diePanic :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+diePanic = dieWith 101
+
+-- | Exit 111 to signify a temporary error (such as resource exhaustion)
+dieTemporary :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieTemporary = dieWith 111
+
+-- |  Exit 126 to signify an environment problem
+-- (the user has set up stuff incorrectly so the program cannot work)
+dieEnvironmentProblem :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieEnvironmentProblem = dieWith 126
+
+-- | Exit 127 to signify a missing executable.
+dieMissingExecutable :: CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieMissingExecutable = dieWith 127
+
+dieWith :: Natural -> CurrentProgramName -> Text -> IO a
+dieWith status currentProgramName msg = do
+  putStderrLn [fmt|{currentProgramName & unCurrentProgramName}: {msg}|]
+  Sys.exitWith
+    (Sys.ExitFailure (status & fromIntegral @Natural @Int))
diff --git a/users/Profpatsch/execline/default.nix b/users/Profpatsch/execline/default.nix
index 752774e6ad0c..9b8856a9a84a 100644
--- a/users/Profpatsch/execline/default.nix
+++ b/users/Profpatsch/execline/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ let
     }
     (builtins.readFile ./exec_helpers.rs);
 
+  exec-helpers-hs = pkgs.haskellPackages.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "exec-helpers";
+    version = "0.1.0";
+
+    src = depot.users.Profpatsch.exactSource ./. [
+      ./exec-helpers.cabal
+      ./ExecHelpers.hs
+    ];
+
+    libraryHaskellDepends = [
+      depot.users.Profpatsch.my-prelude
+    ];
+
+    isLibrary = true;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+
   print-one-env = depot.nix.writers.rustSimple
     {
       name = "print-one-env";
@@ -32,6 +49,7 @@ in
 depot.nix.readTree.drvTargets {
   inherit
     exec-helpers
+    exec-helpers-hs
     print-one-env
     ;
 }
diff --git a/users/Profpatsch/execline/exec-helpers.cabal b/users/Profpatsch/execline/exec-helpers.cabal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5441dff1d0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/Profpatsch/execline/exec-helpers.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+cabal-version:      2.4
+name:               exec-helpers
+version:            0.1.0.0
+author:             Profpatsch
+maintainer:         mail@profpatsch.de
+
+library
+    exposed-modules:          ExecHelpers
+
+    build-depends:
+        base ^>=4.15.1.0,
+        my-prelude
+
+    default-language: Haskell2010