Re: [Chicken-users] Line numbers in error output?

[Peter Bex]

On Sat, Jul 06, 2013 at 11:49:44AM -0700, J Altfas wrote:
> > On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:22:12 -0400, Frank 
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >     Is there a way to get line numbers in the error output of the
> > interpreter?
> > 
> 
> I would add that this would be extremely helpful in compiled code 
> error output as well.

AFAIK in compiled code, all errors have line numbers.  If not, please
post a use case where it breaks.

> Memory is vague, but it sure seems these questions have come up from 
> time to time, and the answer has been, well, it hasn't been doable.  
> 
> Gratefully some improvement in error output has occurred in the last 
> couple of years, but that doesn't stop us from wanting more :)

Yeah, that's pretty annoying.  It's probably useful if the interpreter
is improved as well.  AFAIK there's no reason the line numbers couldn't
be added to the call chains in interpreted code as well, but maybe I'm
completely wrong.

Cheers,
Peter
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