Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > alt.lang.intercal > #1

E129 and E633 confusion in C-INTERCAL 0.29

Show all headers | View raw

Hello,

I am a newcomer to INTERCAL and I am confused about ick's behaviour
towards programs that do not end with DO GIVE UP.

According to the manual <http://catb.org/esr/intercal/ick.htm#Errors>:
* E129 is a compile-time error triggered when a NEXT statement points to
  a non-existent label
* E633 is a runtime error triggered when execution runs off the end of
  the program

Consider the following one-line program:

  DO READ OUT #1

When compiled, it gives no error. When run, it outputs the following on
stderr:

  ICL129I PROGRAM HAS GOTTEN LOST
          ON THE WAY TO WHO KNOWS WHERE
          CORRECT SOURCE AND RESUBNIT

This seems inconsistent with the manual -- shouldn't it be E633 instead?
Am I missing something obvious or is this a bug?

It should be mentioned that a program where a NEXT statement points to
a non-existent label does correctly give E129 during compilation.

This is C-INTERCAL 0.29 from the Gentoo repos.

Thank you,
-- 
Marius Gavrilescu

Back to alt.lang.intercal | Next — Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

E129 and E633 confusion in C-INTERCAL 0.29 Marius Gavrilescu <marius@ieval.ro> - 2016-07-08 11:56 +0300
  Re: E129 and E633 confusion in C-INTERCAL 0.29 Claudio Calvelli <c.news@w42.org.invalid> - 2016-07-12 10:10 +0000
    Re: E129 and E633 confusion in C-INTERCAL 0.29 ais523 <ais523@nethack4.org> - 2016-07-12 16:16 +0000
      Re: E129 and E633 confusion in C-INTERCAL 0.29 Claudio Calvelli <c.news@w42.org.invalid> - 2016-07-12 21:49 +0000

csiph-web