Issue #3187 has been updated by Jesse Wolfe.

Target version changed from Rowlf to queued


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Bug #3187: Obscure error message when a = should be a => in a selector
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/3187

Author: Tim Stoop
Status: Accepted
Priority: Low
Assigned to: 
Category: error reporting
Target version: queued
Affected version: 0.25.4
Keywords: 
Branch: 


Hi all,

(Not sure if this is a bug or a refactor, I would consider it a bug myself. Or 
wishlist.)

When I make a syntax error in a selector, like so:
<pre>$target_service   = $target ? {
  $environment = "/etc/nagios3/${environment}/${fqdn}.cfg",
  default      = "/etc/nagios3/${environment}/${target}.cfg"
}</pre>

I get the error:
<pre>Syntax error at '='; expected '}'</pre>

Which made me overlook the obvious error (my = should be a =>). It would 
probably make things easier if puppet would recognise this mistake, since I 
imagine it a fairly common occurance, and adjust the error message accordingly.


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