bugfindutils - Bugs: bug #15271, More misleading error messages

 
 

bug #15271: More misleading error messages

Submitted by:  Eric Blake <ericb>
Submitted on:  Thu 22 Dec 2005 01:30:41 PM UTC  
 
Category: findSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: James Youngman <jay>
Originator Name: Eric BlakeOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 4.2.27Fixed Release: 4.3.1

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Mon 07 Aug 2006 09:44:25 AM UTC, comment #3:

4.3.1 has now been released, fixing this problem

James Youngman <jay>
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Sat 05 Aug 2006 05:57:46 PM UTC, comment #2:

NB: fixed in 4.3.x, not 4.2.x.

James Youngman <jay>
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Fri 23 Dec 2005 04:55:38 PM UTC, comment #1:

Thanks, all fixed. Also found a bug in the handling of 'find . \( -true \) \)' where we coredumped while trying to print an error message.

James Youngman <jay>
Project AdministratorIn charge of this item.
Thu 22 Dec 2005 01:30:41 PM UTC, original submission:

A couple more misleading messages, even with your latest patches in regards to bug 15195:

currently:
$ find \( -true -a ! \)
find: invalid expression; you have too many ')'

nicer (similar to "find \( -true -a !"):
$ find \( -true -a ! \)
find: expected an expression after '!'

currently:
$ find \(
find: invalid expression; empty parentheses are not allowed.

nicer, option a (similar to "find \( -true"):
$ find \(
find: invalid expression; I was expecting to find a ')' somewhere but did not see one.

nicer, option b (similar to "find !"):
$ find \(
find: expected an expression after '('

Eric Blake <ericb>
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Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
Mon 07 Aug 2006 09:44:25 AM UTCjayOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
  Fixed ReleaseNone=>4.3.1
Fri 23 Dec 2005 04:55:38 PM UTCjayStatusNone=>Fixed
  Assigned toNone=>jay

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