Long ago the beta-test version of a certain syntax-driven IBM compiler was provided with just one general-purpose error message of the form
. . . <offending syntax begins> . . . . . . | eh? I was not of course surprised but I was a little mournful when it was replaced by a battery of user-friendly, context-sensitive messages that, as usual, sometimes said more than they knew. John Gilmore, Ashland MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
