Re: zsh ignores the arguments on its first command.

[Peter Stephenson <Peter.Stephenson@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 06:22:57 -0700
Martin Buchholz <martinrb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So please change the zsh error to something like
> 
> "Autoloading of module %s failed to define parameter %s"

You're right, it's a specific error for this case, it could be a lot
clearer.

Index: Src/params.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/params.c,v
retrieving revision 1.160
diff -p -u -r1.160 params.c
--- Src/params.c	12 May 2010 10:07:01 -0000	1.160
+++ Src/params.c	3 Jun 2010 13:31:33 -0000
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ getparamnode(HashTable ht, const char *n
 	     * stuff to go ahead with the autoload stub with
 	     * no error status we're in for all sorts of mayhem?
 	     */
-	    zerr("unknown parameter: %s", nam);
+	    zerr("autoloading module %s failed to define parameter: %s", mn,
+		 nam);
 	}
     }
     return hn;


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