Received: (at 28295) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Oct 2017 21:18:46 +0000 From debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Tue Oct 10 17:18:46 2017 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:32776 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1e21vJ-0000Xs-RR for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:18:46 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43354) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <ludo@HIDDEN>) id 1e21vH-0000Xc-Vp for 28295 <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:18:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <ludo@HIDDEN>) id 1e21vB-0001rh-Td for 28295 <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:18:38 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:35410) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <ludo@HIDDEN>) id 1e21vB-0001rc-Qb; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:18:37 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:6a6c:dc17:fc02:cfda] (port=56432 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from <ludo@HIDDEN>) id 1e21vB-0007aR-BO; Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:18:37 -0400 From: ludo@HIDDEN (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN> Subject: Re: bug#28295: better error messages: missing closing parenthesis References: <87o9qxf8o4.fsf@HIDDEN> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 23:18:34 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87o9qxf8o4.fsf@HIDDEN> (Ricardo Wurmus's message of "Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:10:35 +0200") Message-ID: <87efqaem6t.fsf@HIDDEN> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 28295 Cc: 28295 <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN> skribis: > A person who does not use paredit can easily create a source file that > does not have matching parentheses. Loading a broken file currently > produces an error like this: > > $ guile -e '(hello' > ERROR: In procedure read: > ERROR: In procedure scm_i_lreadparen: #<unknown port>:1:7: end of file > > For new users it is not obvious that this error message means that a > closing parenthesis is missing. > > Can the message be improved? In Guix I worked around this with: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=3Da6e22d84450450cac= c6fc36445f6ae378a5b7ad0 A bit of a hack, but it looks better: configuration.scm:135:1: missing closing parenthesis In Guile proper, we could replace =E2=80=9Cend of file=E2=80=9D with =E2=80= =9Cmissing closing parenthesis=E2=80=9D, which would already be an improvement, though we=E2= =80=99d still see that =E2=80=9Cscm_i_lreadparen=E2=80=9D and maybe =E2=80=9Cice-9=E2=80= =9D here and there. Ludo=E2=80=99.
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Full text available.Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Aug 2017 14:11:10 +0000 From debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Wed Aug 30 10:11:10 2017 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34567 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1dn3i1-0007ph-TK for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:11:10 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49709) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3hz-0007pU-O3 for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:11:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3hp-0002t8-1e for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:11:02 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:45264) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3ho-0002st-Ub for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:56 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40577) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3hk-0007Mu-Oi for bug-guile@HIDDEN; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3hb-0002mN-37 for bug-guile@HIDDEN; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:52 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21007) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <rekado@HIDDEN>) id 1dn3ha-0002mF-RW for bug-guile@HIDDEN; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:42 -0400 Received: from localhost (141.80.246.32 [141.80.246.32]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1504102238338452.8189719504967; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:10:38 -0700 (PDT) User-agent: mu4e 0.9.18; emacs 25.2.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN> To: bug-guile@HIDDEN Subject: better error messages: missing closing parenthesis X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:10:35 +0200 Message-ID: <87o9qxf8o4.fsf@HIDDEN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-ZohoMailClient: External X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) A person who does not use paredit can easily create a source file that does not have matching parentheses. Loading a broken file currently produces an error like this: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- $ guile -e '(hello' ERROR: In procedure read: ERROR: In procedure scm_i_lreadparen: #<unknown port>:1:7: end of file --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- For new users it is not obvious that this error message means that a closing parenthesis is missing. Can the message be improved? -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net
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