Clarify error status (#462)

* Clarify `error` status * Update building/tooling/test-runners/interface.md Co-authored-by: Jeremy Walker <[email protected]> * Update building/tooling/test-runners/interface.md Co-authored-by: Jeremy Walker <[email protected]> * Update building/tooling/test-runners/interface.md Co-authored-by: Jeremy Walker <[email protected]> * Update building/tooling/test-runners/interface.md --------- Co-authored-by: Jeremy Walker <[email protected]>
exercism · Sep 21, 2023 · 397366d · 397366d
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@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ The following overall statuses are valid:
 
 - `pass`: All tests passed
 - `fail`: At least one test has the status `fail` or `error`
-- `error`: No test was executed correctly (this usually means e.g. a compile error, or a syntax error)
+- `error`: No test was executed (this usually means a compile error or a syntax error)
+
+The `error` status should _only_ be used if **none of the tests were run**.
+For compiled languages this is generally a result of the code not being able to compile.
+For interpreted languages, this is generally the result of a syntax error that stops the file from parsing.
 
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