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Better error message for mcron file loading

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Ahmed Khanzada <me <at> enzu.ru>
Cc: 51829 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#51829] Better error message for mcron file loading
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:09:28 +0100

Hi,

Ahmed Khanzada <me <at> enzu.ru> skribis:

> I was a bit puzzled why mcron was failing; based on the error, I assumed
> file permissions, and did not realize the actual problem was my faulty
> syntax within a file.
>
> Until we can get more detailed error messages in place, I propose this
> patch to make the current generic error we have slightly more helpful.
>  
> diff --git a/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm b/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm

Could you send this patch to bug-mcron <at> gnu.org?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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