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commit 5e72c0b0cd9c100b90aead08529259a396f3ca51
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 1 20:02:02 2026 -0500
[tbl]: Clarify diagnostic messages.
* src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp (process_format): Align terminology with our
tbl(1) man page.
---
ChangeLog | 5 +++++
src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 10a40f5bd..2d0321cb2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2026-08-01 G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
+
+ * src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp (process_format): Clarify diagnostic
+ messages. Align terminology with our tbl(1) man page.
+
2026-07-25 Bruno Haible <[email protected]>
[troff]: Fix Savannah #68583.
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp b/src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp
index a79bbcc0f..730955197 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/main.cpp
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static format *process_format(table_input &in, options *opt,
default:
if (c == opt->tab_char)
break;
- error("invalid column classifier '%1'", char(c));
+ error("expected column classifier, got '%1'", char(c));
free_input_entry_format_list(list);
list = 0 /* nullptr */;
return 0 /* nullptr */;
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static format *process_format(table_input &in, options *opt,
if (vrule_count > 2) {
vrule_count = 2;
warning("ignoring excess vertical lines at beginning of row"
- " description");
+ " definition");
}
list->vrule_count = vrule_count;
// Now handle modifiers.
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