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  Sun May 20 21:48:09 2007 az [...] bond.edu.au - Ticket created
Subject: astma parser: error messages unhelpful
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 11:45:56 +1000
To: bug-TM [...] rt.cpan.org
From: Alexander Zangerl <az [...] bond.edu.au>
tm: all versions including 1.26 the astma parser provides too little info when it fails to parse a map document. some line number info or context of lines surrounding the problem is absolutely required for practical use. regards az -- + Alexander Zangerl az@bond.edu.au DSA 0xF860ACF1 + + Bond University IT School phone +61 7 5595 3398 +
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  Thu Jun 26 13:34:58 2008 drrho [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On Sun May 20 21:48:09 2007, az@bond.edu.au wrote: Show quoted text
> tm: all versions including 1.26 > > the astma parser provides too little info when it fails to > parse a map document. some line number info or context of lines > surrounding the problem is absolutely required for practical use.
Line numbers have been sacrificed for speed as the likelihood that someone makes a syntax error is VERY low, compared to a programming language. For debugging there has always been a trace directive %trace 1 (or so, from memory). It lists the things which can be parsed and added to the map. \rho
  Thu Jun 26 13:34:59 2008 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Thu Jun 26 13:35:00 2008 drrho [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'