Have supervisor send errors up the chain

If a child fails to start, supervisor relies upon error_logger which does not
work when IO is inhibited. Instead pass the error up the chain and let someone
else use a proper Reason for any possible printouts.

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/supervisor_SUITE_data/app_faulty/src/app_faulty.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/supervisor_SUITE_data/app_faulty/src/app_faulty.erl
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+-module(app_faulty).
+
+-behaviour(application).
+
+%% Application callbacks
+-export([start/2, stop/1]).
+
+start(_Type, _StartArgs) ->
+    case app_faulty_sup:start_link() of
+	{ok, Pid} ->
+	    {ok, Pid};
+	Error ->
+	    Error
+    end.
+
+stop(_State) ->
+    ok.