Re: Patch for more readable parse error messages

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jeroen van Vianen <jeroen(at)design(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Patch for more readable parse error messages
Date: 2000-06-09 12:39:32
Message-ID: 200006091239.IAA18539@candle.pha.pa.us
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Can someone remind me where we are on this. I seem to remember we have
to have db clients report the location because of problems with
interfaces handling the error output.

> Hi,
>
> Attached is a patch that will write out slightly more readable parse error
> messages than 'parser: parse error at or near ""'
>
> The format of the error messages is changed to:
>
> jeroen=# create abc ( a int4, b int4 );
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "abc":
> create abc ( a int4, b int4 )
> *
> jeroen=# select * from t1 where a=1 and;
> ERROR: parser: parse error at end of:
> select * from t1 where a=1 and
> *
>
> The regression tests pass, except where this error is caught.
>
> Please review,
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Jeroen

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