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22 Jun 2016 05:04:38 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 893922.27498.bm@omp1061.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-YMail-OSG: hkx_LXUVM1n6eLYhXMR44zWWEDe_FA1Vxu9lmDFqgOCYgTGE15RlIoW9biK6Mz7 BXPJe9aOR4Ci8wdyoAH3dzLtD1ifBkbSLWMG_RproWNcKHUFcsTQBmBV83cPW.Jr8bY4.mzCSErW Q6ldecJESUxN0GeIleUhy3Hgi7_cNhWuwgo5mvz_EMG9dNfUjIo15Aw53643kfs.QqEiKdVEP.2O juqu5mFIdqVjfb3JUcYKEBfRlBUPizd9tzR9tfrXSyNhAOhCwp5pXGSkhU1eCJFewLUKPBTkrQqq GANGz_e5igdOmgbunBgMNlxIsq9G3F1l9VAiwPKWNU3o8RhKESF7234GEJEM_jHJhsi..JLq5ptv Htthyhq5QSqS.8Q8zsClAWUtEAyAh3JTvBVEZHW54GOCVSldarhoxka14Au_eeDhqQ3fCRdkQipx ZHj9faOx7ednTYobSZQXEzF_kSG7YElJWOV4zW.7NIhFCaymREFkAQSqNDah.wqA36xs7cFnIiCU JR1FgOoIXFllhGRCec3.WCGkKbMaLBAyq0DkL8wE- Received: from jws10097.mail.ne1.yahoo.com by sendmailws148.mail.ne1.yahoo.com; Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:04:38 +0000; 1466571878.368 Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:03:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Mike Gran To: Bug Guile Message-ID: <738648054.2214015.1466571839142.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Misleading error for optargs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <738648054.2214015.1466571839142.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Length: 2972 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Mike Gran Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) The following program returns a confusing error with guile 2.0.11 (use-modules (ice-9 optargs)) (define* (func A #:key B) #t) (func 1 2) When run with auto-compilation on, it gives a valid warning during the compilation step but returns a confusing warning at runtime. ;;; note: auto-compilation is enabled, set GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ;;; or pass the --no-auto-compile argument to disable. ;;; compiling /home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm ;;; /home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm:6:0: warning: wrong number of arguments to `func' ;;; compiled /home/mike/.cache/guile/ccache/2.0-LE-8-2.0/home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm.go Backtrace: In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 157: 7 [catch #t # ...] In unknown file: ?: 6 [apply-smob/1 #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 63: 5 [call-with-prompt prompt0 ...] In ice-9/eval.scm: 432: 4 [eval # #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 2401: 3 [save-module-excursion #] 4052: 2 [#] In unknown file: ?: 1 [load-compiled/vm "/home/mike/.cache/guile/ccache/2.0-LE-8-2.0/home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm.go"] In /home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm: 3: 0 [func 1 # 2] /home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm:3:0: In procedure func: /home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm:3:0: Error while printing exception When run with GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 it returns an intelligible warning: Backtrace: In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 157: 9 [catch #t # ...] In unknown file: ?: 8 [apply-smob/1 #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 63: 7 [call-with-prompt prompt0 ...] In ice-9/eval.scm: 432: 6 [eval # #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 2401: 5 [save-module-excursion #] 4052: 4 [#] 1724: 3 [%start-stack load-stack ...] 1729: 2 [#] In unknown file: ?: 1 [primitive-load "/home/mike/Projects/pip-tui/pip-tui/bug.scm"] ?: 0 [scm-error keyword-argument-error "eval" "Invalid keyword" () (2)] ERROR: In procedure scm-error: ERROR: Invalid keyword: 2 I can create some improvement by replacing the 'keyword-error-printer' procedure in ice-9/boot-9.scm with the following but I don't think that is the correct answer. --- ice-9/boot-9.scm.0 2016-06-22 00:37:38.929112125 -0400 +++ ice-9/boot-9.scm 2016-06-22 01:02:11.032206795 -0400 @@ -1020,8 +1020,10 @@ (define (keyword-error-printer port key args default-printer) (let ((message (cadr args)) - (faulty (car (cadddr args)))) ; I won't do it again, I promise. - (format port "~a: ~s" message faulty))) + (faulty (cadddr args))) + (if (pair? faulty) + (format port "~a: ~s" message (car faulty)) + (format port "~a" message)))) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Feb 28 16:03:25 2017 Received: (at 23821-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Feb 2017 21:03:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60609 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ciovc-0004ku-9U for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:03:25 -0500 Received: from pb-sasl2.pobox.com ([64.147.108.67]:56999 helo=sasl.smtp.pobox.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ciova-0004kl-Md for 23821-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:03:23 -0500 Received: from sasl.smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-sasl2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CEDB605E1; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:03:21 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=sasl; bh=98rQG5zoH2Hi THugAGTcJve5bww=; b=t8WsEf7Qt8u2za+hMnoM2fcPGdcDivBexF7nHeUp9WQf 2CWoxFG72vjhWS6VXvJ1BdNo50Q/KYzPXpi/99lZ7gF1SSfSnyVaQQOfi+Y3qZln Bj/MaE0SV9S/0dNqpqUcFVNqZAhWhZvDKdmu0h++lWoiSscaEj2D1DPlu4HoV80= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=sasl; b=Su7zcd O7xQJpfgA9zb0M21HXdudi6CxcTlathNqOtec8IN53UhPPM7coT6FyCcT/YWVYwO QKbFNzU7bUVzL1KsUciPmIMGuSTNg9zl3AtGpvrpNKtQPN37KqkiWFFbYnZ5M3P0 WWA4lrnUTilVPD1knwn7v01CeVE9aSXP76cCw= Received: from pb-sasl2.nyi.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-sasl2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CD32605DF; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:03:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from clucks (unknown [88.160.190.192]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-sasl2.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 98912605D9; Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:03:19 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Wingo To: Mike Gran Subject: Re: bug#23821: Misleading error for optargs References: <738648054.2214015.1466571839142.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <738648054.2214015.1466571839142.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:03:10 +0100 In-Reply-To: <738648054.2214015.1466571839142.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> (Mike Gran's message of "Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:03:59 +0000 (UTC)") Message-ID: <878toqkoz5.fsf@pobox.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 553CDF7C-FDF9-11E6-B615-6141F2301B6D-02397024!pb-sasl2.pobox.com X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 23821-done Cc: 23821-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) On Wed 22 Jun 2016 07:03, Mike Gran writes: > The following program returns a confusing error with guile 2.0.11 > > (use-modules (ice-9 optargs))=20 > (define* (func A #:key B)=20 > #t)=20 > (func 1 2) I have now fixed this in 2.0 and master. In master it led me to discover a pretty serious bug. Now what you get at run-time is: wingo@clucks:~/src/guile$ meta/guile /tmp/foo.scm ;;; note: source file /tmp/foo.scm ;;; newer than compiled /home/wingo/src/guile/cache/guile/ccache/2.= 2-LE-8-3.9/tmp/foo.scm.go ;;; note: auto-compilation is enabled, set GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=3D0 ;;; or pass the --no-auto-compile argument to disable. ;;; compiling /tmp/foo.scm ;;; /tmp/foo.scm:4:4: warning: wrong number of arguments to `func' ;;; compiled /home/wingo/src/guile/cache/guile/ccache/2.2-LE-8-3.9/tmp/fo= o.scm.go Backtrace: 6 (apply-smob/1 #) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 713:2 5 (call-with-prompt _ _ #) In ice-9/eval.scm: 619:8 4 (_ #(#(#))) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 2346:4 3 (save-module-excursion _) 3843:12 2 (_) In /tmp/foo.scm: 4:4 1 (_) 2:0 0 (func _ #:B _) /tmp/foo.scm:2:0: In procedure func: /tmp/foo.scm:2:0: Invalid keyword: 2 Which seems OK. 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