Re: minor error in compile.c

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-15 13:05:00

Mark Sheppard wrote:

> 
> 
> Ah, yes, the frame I thought it was missing is actually printed before the
> error message. I've now altered my local version so it reports errors like
> this:
> 
> Jamtest(2) : argument error - missing argument `foo':
> Jamtest(1) : rule four ( foo )
> Jamtest(2) : called with: ( ) in three
> Jamtest(3) : in two
> Jamtest(4) : in one
> Jamtest(5) : in module scope
> 
> Patch at http://212.74.15.139/jam/messages.patch if you're interested
> (changes some other messages as well).

The way those messages are reported is designed to take you to the most 
useful line first and, in emacs, which always brings the error being 
viewed to the top of the window so you can't see error lines above it, 
let you see as much useful information as possible thereafter. Is it 
failing to do that?