When I run the regression tests against current sources, I get
failures because bison-generated error messages use "parse
error", not "syntax error". I vaguely recall running into
this issue before I left for the summer -- did we resolve
it?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] neil]$ uname -a
FreeBSD arch.wavefire.com 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #9: Fri Jul 25 12:10:58 PDT
2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WORKSTATION-5.0-SMP i386
[EMAIL PROTECTED] neil]$ bison --version
bison (GNU Bison) 1.875
[EMAIL PROTECTED] neil]$ flex --version
flex version 2.5.4
regression.diffs is attached.
-Neil
P.S. Someone should go ahead and re-generate INSTALL from
the latest SGML: INSTALL still claims that we need bison
1.50 or greater.
*** ./expected/strings.out Sat Jul 26 21:53:11 2003
--- ./results/strings.out Thu Aug 7 10:58:29 2003
***************
*** 18,24 ****
' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */
' - third line'
AS "Illegal comment within continuation";
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "' - third line'" at character 75
--
-- test conversions between various string types
-- E021-10 implicit casting among the character data types
--- 18,24 ----
' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */
' - third line'
AS "Illegal comment within continuation";
! ERROR: parse error at or near "' - third line'" at character 75
--
-- test conversions between various string types
-- E021-10 implicit casting among the character data types
======================================================================
*** ./expected/create_function_1.out Thu Aug 7 10:39:56 2003
--- ./results/create_function_1.out Thu Aug 7 10:58:38 2003
***************
*** 54,60 ****
DETAIL: Actual return type is "unknown".
CREATE FUNCTION test1 (int) RETURNS int LANGUAGE sql
AS 'not even SQL';
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "not" at character 1
CREATE FUNCTION test1 (int) RETURNS int LANGUAGE sql
AS 'SELECT 1, 2, 3;';
ERROR: return type mismatch in function declared to return integer
--- 54,60 ----
DETAIL: Actual return type is "unknown".
CREATE FUNCTION test1 (int) RETURNS int LANGUAGE sql
AS 'not even SQL';
! ERROR: parse error at or near "not" at character 1
CREATE FUNCTION test1 (int) RETURNS int LANGUAGE sql
AS 'SELECT 1, 2, 3;';
ERROR: return type mismatch in function declared to return integer
======================================================================
*** ./expected/constraints.out Thu Aug 7 10:39:56 2003
--- ./results/constraints.out Thu Aug 7 10:58:50 2003
***************
*** 45,56 ****
-- syntax errors
-- test for extraneous comma
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (i int DEFAULT (100, ));
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "," at character 43
-- this will fail because gram.y uses b_expr not a_expr for defaults,
-- to avoid a shift/reduce conflict that arises from NOT NULL being
-- part of the column definition syntax:
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (b1 bool DEFAULT 1 IN (1, 2));
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "IN" at character 43
-- this should work, however:
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (b1 bool DEFAULT (1 IN (1, 2)));
DROP TABLE error_tbl;
--- 45,56 ----
-- syntax errors
-- test for extraneous comma
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (i int DEFAULT (100, ));
! ERROR: parse error at or near "," at character 43
-- this will fail because gram.y uses b_expr not a_expr for defaults,
-- to avoid a shift/reduce conflict that arises from NOT NULL being
-- part of the column definition syntax:
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (b1 bool DEFAULT 1 IN (1, 2));
! ERROR: parse error at or near "IN" at character 43
-- this should work, however:
CREATE TABLE error_tbl (b1 bool DEFAULT (1 IN (1, 2)));
DROP TABLE error_tbl;
======================================================================
*** ./expected/errors.out Mon Jul 21 13:29:40 2003
--- ./results/errors.out Thu Aug 7 10:59:14 2003
***************
*** 22,34 ****
-- missing relation name
select;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 7
-- no such relation
select * from nonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
-- missing target list
select from pg_database;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "from" at character 8
-- bad name in target list
select nonesuch from pg_database;
ERROR: attribute "nonesuch" not found
--- 22,34 ----
-- missing relation name
select;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 7
-- no such relation
select * from nonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
-- missing target list
select from pg_database;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "from" at character 8
-- bad name in target list
select nonesuch from pg_database;
ERROR: attribute "nonesuch" not found
***************
*** 40,46 ****
ERROR: attribute "nonesuch" not found
-- bad select distinct on syntax, distinct attribute missing
select distinct on (foobar) from pg_database;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "from" at character 29
-- bad select distinct on syntax, distinct attribute not in target list
select distinct on (foobar) * from pg_database;
ERROR: attribute "foobar" not found
--- 40,46 ----
ERROR: attribute "nonesuch" not found
-- bad select distinct on syntax, distinct attribute missing
select distinct on (foobar) from pg_database;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "from" at character 29
-- bad select distinct on syntax, distinct attribute not in target list
select distinct on (foobar) * from pg_database;
ERROR: attribute "foobar" not found
***************
*** 49,55 ****
-- missing relation name (this had better not wildcard!)
delete from;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 12
-- no such relation
delete from nonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 49,55 ----
-- missing relation name (this had better not wildcard!)
delete from;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 12
-- no such relation
delete from nonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 58,64 ****
-- missing relation name (this had better not wildcard!)
drop table;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 11
-- no such relation
drop table nonesuch;
ERROR: table "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 58,64 ----
-- missing relation name (this had better not wildcard!)
drop table;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 11
-- no such relation
drop table nonesuch;
ERROR: table "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 68,74 ****
-- relation renaming
-- missing relation name
alter table rename;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 19
-- no such relation
alter table nonesuch rename to newnonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 68,74 ----
-- relation renaming
-- missing relation name
alter table rename;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 19
-- no such relation
alter table nonesuch rename to newnonesuch;
ERROR: relation "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 122,131 ****
-- missing index name
drop index;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 11
-- bad index name
drop index 314159;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "314159" at character 12
-- no such index
drop index nonesuch;
ERROR: index "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 122,131 ----
-- missing index name
drop index;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 11
-- bad index name
drop index 314159;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "314159" at character 12
-- no such index
drop index nonesuch;
ERROR: index "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 134,146 ****
-- missing aggregate name
drop aggregate;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 15
-- missing aggregate type
drop aggregate newcnt1;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 23
-- bad aggregate name
drop aggregate 314159 (int);
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "314159" at character 16
-- bad aggregate type
drop aggregate newcnt (nonesuch);
ERROR: type "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 134,146 ----
-- missing aggregate name
drop aggregate;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 15
-- missing aggregate type
drop aggregate newcnt1;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 23
-- bad aggregate name
drop aggregate 314159 (int);
! ERROR: parse error at or near "314159" at character 16
-- bad aggregate type
drop aggregate newcnt (nonesuch);
ERROR: type "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 155,164 ****
-- missing function name
drop function ();
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character 15
-- bad function name
drop function 314159();
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "314159" at character 15
-- no such function
drop function nonesuch();
ERROR: function nonesuch() does not exist
--- 155,164 ----
-- missing function name
drop function ();
! ERROR: parse error at or near "(" at character 15
-- bad function name
drop function 314159();
! ERROR: parse error at or near "314159" at character 15
-- no such function
drop function nonesuch();
ERROR: function nonesuch() does not exist
***************
*** 167,176 ****
-- missing type name
drop type;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 10
-- bad type name
drop type 314159;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "314159" at character 11
-- no such type
drop type nonesuch;
ERROR: type "nonesuch" does not exist
--- 167,176 ----
-- missing type name
drop type;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 10
-- bad type name
drop type 314159;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "314159" at character 11
-- no such type
drop type nonesuch;
ERROR: type "nonesuch" does not exist
***************
*** 179,200 ****
-- missing everything
drop operator;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 14
-- bad operator name
drop operator equals;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 21
-- missing type list
drop operator ===;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 18
-- missing parentheses
drop operator int4, int4;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "," at character 19
-- missing operator name
drop operator (int4, int4);
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character 15
-- missing type list contents
drop operator === ();
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" at character 20
-- no such operator
drop operator === (int4);
ERROR: argument type missing (use NONE for unary operators)
--- 179,200 ----
-- missing everything
drop operator;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 14
-- bad operator name
drop operator equals;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 21
-- missing type list
drop operator ===;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 18
-- missing parentheses
drop operator int4, int4;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "," at character 19
-- missing operator name
drop operator (int4, int4);
! ERROR: parse error at or near "(" at character 15
-- missing type list contents
drop operator === ();
! ERROR: parse error at or near ")" at character 20
-- no such operator
drop operator === (int4);
ERROR: argument type missing (use NONE for unary operators)
***************
*** 206,212 ****
ERROR: argument type missing (use NONE for unary operators)
-- no such type1
drop operator = ( , int4);
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "," at character 19
-- no such type1
drop operator = (nonesuch, int4);
ERROR: type nonesuch does not exist
--- 206,212 ----
ERROR: argument type missing (use NONE for unary operators)
-- no such type1
drop operator = ( , int4);
! ERROR: parse error at or near "," at character 19
-- no such type1
drop operator = (nonesuch, int4);
ERROR: type nonesuch does not exist
***************
*** 215,242 ****
ERROR: type nonesuch does not exist
-- no such type2
drop operator = (int4, );
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ")" at character 24
--
-- DROP RULE
-- missing rule name
drop rule;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" at character 10
-- bad rule name
drop rule 314159;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "314159" at character 11
-- no such rule
drop rule nonesuch on noplace;
ERROR: relation "noplace" does not exist
-- bad keyword
drop tuple rule nonesuch;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "tuple" at character 6
-- no such rule
drop instance rule nonesuch on noplace;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "instance" at character 6
-- no such rule
drop rewrite rule nonesuch;
! ERROR: syntax error at or near "rewrite" at character 6
--
-- Check that division-by-zero is properly caught.
--
--- 215,242 ----
ERROR: type nonesuch does not exist
-- no such type2
drop operator = (int4, );
! ERROR: parse error at or near ")" at character 24
--
-- DROP RULE
-- missing rule name
drop rule;
! ERROR: parse error at or near ";" at character 10
-- bad rule name
drop rule 314159;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "314159" at character 11
-- no such rule
drop rule nonesuch on noplace;
ERROR: relation "noplace" does not exist
-- bad keyword
drop tuple rule nonesuch;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "tuple" at character 6
-- no such rule
drop instance rule nonesuch on noplace;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "instance" at character 6
-- no such rule
drop rewrite rule nonesuch;
! ERROR: parse error at or near "rewrite" at character 6
--
-- Check that division-by-zero is properly caught.
--
======================================================================
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