console: write error messages to stderr

exercism · Feb 27, 2021 · c16b2d7 · c16b2d7
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diff --git a/src/cli.nim b/src/cli.nim
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ proc showVersion =
   quit(0)
 
 proc showError*(s: string) =
-  stdout.styledWrite(fgRed, "Error: ")
-  stdout.write(s)
-  stdout.write("\n\n")
+  stderr.styledWrite(fgRed, "Error: ")
+  stderr.write(s)
+  stderr.write("\n\n")
   showHelp(exitCode = 1)
 
 func formatOpt(kind: CmdLineKind, key: string, val = ""): string =

diff --git a/src/helpers.nim b/src/helpers.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ proc getSortedSubdirs*(dir: string): seq[string] =
   sort result
 
 template writeError*(description: string, details: string) =
-  stdout.styledWriteLine(fgRed, description & ":")
-  stdout.writeLine(details)
-  stdout.write "\n"
+  stderr.styledWriteLine(fgRed, description & ":")
+  stderr.writeLine(details)
+  stderr.write "\n"
   result = false