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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:	DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:	New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)
Moderator:	CLOSET::ADLER

Created:	Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	897
Total number of notes:	4397

359.0. "Troubleshooting Errors" by VAXUUM::GILLIAM () Fri May 08 1987 11:47

The tag translator now provides more information about the location of an
error. Correcting errors can be time-consuming in certain
instances. 

Direct Reference
----------------

During element processing, the tag translator returns a line number in the 
input file.

One Level of Indirection
------------------------

During bookbuilds, the tag translator returns 

	1. a line number in the profile indicating
	the element containing the problem or in the case of a missing 
	terminating tag, the line number of the next element 

	2. the line number of the error in the element itself.

1+ Levels of Indirection
------------------------

The increased use of included files in book elements due to context-setting 
tags creates a new situation. A problem arises when there is more than one 
level of indirection as in the following example.
 
<profile>

<element>(part1.gnc)

<element>(part2.gnc)----><part>

<element>(part3.gnc)     <include>(2824create.gnc)
                         <include>(2824delete.gnc)
<endprofile>             <include>(2824remove.gnc)
                         <include>(2824insert.gnc)-----><routine_section>

                                                        <routine>(SYS$INSERT)

                                                        <overview>
                                                          .
                                                          .

I receive accurate line numbers for the profile and subelement (2824INSERT.GNC).
However, unless the warning provides some clue, I must draft each subelement 
within the element PART2.GNC to find out which one contains the offending line.

If this has been mentioned before, please ignore this note

Mason

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359.1 yep, it's a bug VAXUUM::KOHLBRENNER Mon May 11 1987 10:08 6

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359.1	yep, it's a bug	VAXUUM::KOHLBRENNER		`Mon May 11 1987 10:08`	6
	I can't recall whether it has been "noted" before, but I have an item on a list of things to do here, which states, "Fix bug in error messages during book builds -- wrong file names and line numbers reported." Thanks for the example of the failure.

    I can't recall whether it has been "noted" before, but I
    have an item on a list of things to do here, which states,
    "Fix bug in error messages during book builds -- wrong file names and
    line numbers reported."   
    
    Thanks for the example of the failure.