According to the documentation, Kernel.abort calls Kernel.exit(false). The failure status 1 is an implementation detail on Unix-like systems. In theory, a future system could exist where 1 indicates a successful exit and 0 indicates a failure.
According to the documentation, Kernel.abort calls Kernel.exit(false). The failure status 1 is an implementation detail on Unix-like systems. In theory, a future system could exist where 1 indicates a successful exit and 0 indicates a failure.