Hi.
Suppose I have a file "test.tex":
%%%%% cut here %%%%%
\starttext
Hello
\stoptext
%%%%% cut here %%%%%
Suppose someone (I'm not mentioning any names) has a typo in a shell script
and accidentally runs the command
context 'test.tex}'
On the good side, the first line of terminal output is
mtx-context | warning: no (local) file './test.tex}', proceeding
But who looks at the first line? Especially since it only says "warning"
and not "error".
Later terminal output says
...
close source > level 1, order 1, name
'/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl'
tex error > tex error on line 7 in file : Argument of
\setupsystem has an extra }
m={1},inputfile={./test.tex}
<inserted text>
\par }
<lua input>
<everyjob>
...llfont 786432\scaledpoint \fontextraspace \nullfont
85459\scaledpoint \publ_specification_set {\btxparameter \c!specification
}\showcontextbanner \calculatecurrenttime \syst_files_load \setupoutput
[pdf]\clf_setdocumentcommandline
\clf_setdocum ...
<token input>
}
<initial input>
<empty file>
I've run across a '}' that doesn't seem to match anything. For example,
'\def\a#1{...}' and '\a}' would produce this error. The '\par' that
I've just
inserted will cause me to report a runaway argument that might be the
root of the
problem.
mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1
by which time the first line has scrolled so far away it is said to be
vacationing in Portugal.
Focusing on things starting with
tex error > tex error on line 7 in file : Argument of
\setupsystem has an extra }
it is not clear (at least to some people who foolishly append '}' to their
file names) what the error is.
So...
Does it make sense for context to proceed when the requested file can't be
found?
(Assuming that answer is "yes", why?)
Bonus question: given that the input file can't be found because there is a
spurious '}' at the end, why does ConTeXt (apparently) process that '}',
which it apparently thought was part of the file name it couldn't find ?
Thanks.
Jim
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