SetStatus to Unset spec unclear

[tsloughter]

What are you trying to achieve?

Understanding the SetStatus spec :)

Additional context.

In the SetStatus there is a line:

status code should remain unset except when the value is set to Unset which should be ignored

I'm not sure what this is trying to say. One thought is it is saying that in a span you should just leave the status to a "null" or whatever the language in question uses for having something not set? But then it says "except" when set to Unset but also that that exception should be "ignored"?

[ocelotl]

I asked Claude to review this issue and Claude suggests it be closed with this explanation:

This was a question about the confusing single sentence 'status code should remain unset except when the value is set to Unset which should be ignored'. The current trace/api.md has since been rewritten into clear, separate statements: 'The status code SHOULD remain unset, except for the following circumstances:' and 'An attempt to set value Unset SHOULD be ignored.', resolving the reported ambiguity.

To guard against a mistaken suggestion, Claude then independently re-verified this conclusion:

Confusing single sentence has been rewritten in current trace/api.md into two clear separate statements ("SHOULD remain unset, except for the following circumstances:" and "An attempt to set value Unset SHOULD be ignored"), resolving the reported ambiguity; issue is a zero-comment question with no remaining actionable ask.

Claude evaluated this issue with medium confidence that it can be closed.

Claude has classified this issue as resolved.

The intention of this comment is to make it easier for a human being to review this issue before making a decision.

[svrnm]

Closing this issue as it seems to be addressed, if this is incorrect please reopen or create a new one stating the details that are missing.