Re: [boost] [wave] trace doesn't output errors.

Subject: Re: [boost] [wave] trace doesn't output errors.
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-06 17:46:41

> Edward Diener-3 wrote
> > You should be able to look at wave's output and see exactly the
> > sequence of macro expansions which cause the error you are seeing.
> 
> One would think that.   Unfortunately, this is not the case.
> 
> I don't quite understand it.  The output is good, but there are errors in
> expansion.  I've attached the trace  here
> <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/n4646830/trace.7z>  .  Maybe you
> can see where the problem is?  It's only 16 thousand plus lines.
> 
> If wave's trace could state "hey, this is where the expansion failed!",
> that would be a great time saver.

What do you mean by that? Where should it point to? The uppermost invocation
site? The lowermost macro replacement which failed, somewhere in between?

Regards Hartmut
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