<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!DOCTYPE message PUBLIC
  "-//MLarc//DTD MLarc output files//EN"
  "../../mlarc.dtd"[
  <!ATTLIST message
    listname CDATA #REQUIRED
    title CDATA #REQUIRED
  >
]>

  <?xml-stylesheet href="../../mlarc.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>


<message 
  url="2003/12/6d5f7b024ef3f697fac55342de6fce33"
  from="Stefano Zacchiroli &lt;zack@b...&gt;"
  author="Stefano Zacchiroli"
  date="2003-12-23T08:53:03"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner"
  prev="2003/12/4ea2bc69089f80a24ff1562317bbfd41"
  next="2003/12/bec9c497ea5c688e3fead65fc14a0692"
  prev-in-thread="2003/12/e8e0e512d3d35fafebac0f20d8832cba"
  next-in-thread="2003/12/f895facc88274b349ffb2fd4d5b03bae"
  prev-thread="2003/12/4c6ae63cd6b1e8a8f33149859cfd695c"
  next-thread="2003/12/356d10902619a410f7549b83a9f58963"
  root="../../"
  period="month"
  listname="caml-list"
  title="Archives of the Caml mailing list">

<thread subject="[Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/9ba2203dc9bd04094ddf59c3d0284deb"
  from="Tyler Eaves &lt;tyler@m...&gt;"
  author="Tyler Eaves"
  date="2003-12-23T04:00:52"
  subject="[Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/a0b0531fb37dc533bd881d98808bed89"
  from="jayanta nath &lt;jnath001@c...&gt;"
  author="jayanta nath"
  date="2003-12-23T04:19:23"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/38d229d1475e914de083edc5b906873c"
  from="Matt Gushee &lt;mgushee@h...&gt;"
  author="Matt Gushee"
  date="2003-12-23T05:34:55"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/c5acd59185f825661ce2c49a28f5d0a9"
  from="Tyler Eaves &lt;tyler@m...&gt;"
  author="Tyler Eaves"
  date="2003-12-23T06:13:04"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/fe21fe7081ed319ea8db5f5750352671"
  from="Michael Vanier &lt;mvanier@c...&gt;"
  author="Michael Vanier"
  date="2003-12-23T06:21:18"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/ee71502c878f5927a1b190f3a67ba83e"
  from="Michael Jeffrey Tucker &lt;mtucker@e...&gt;"
  author="Michael Jeffrey Tucker"
  date="2003-12-23T06:33:06"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/841e77b1ddce392241971f685edf5d8a"
  from="Richard Jones &lt;rich@a...&gt;"
  author="Richard Jones"
  date="2003-12-23T12:17:01"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/18dcbc2beccf1b644f6ab95457ee963f"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T20:29:52"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/5cd1c85734f3ce5ee910df85c3c7f2dc"
  from="Shawn Wagner &lt;shawnw@s...&gt;"
  author="Shawn Wagner"
  date="2003-12-23T06:38:09"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/35fc0995ea1ae8ccceae6d350991db06"
  from="Matt Gushee &lt;mgushee@h...&gt;"
  author="Matt Gushee"
  date="2003-12-23T06:47:10"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/4b03d6302b877c38d87a8293569cdb8e"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T05:58:48"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/d0ac30fab0ff57144724f60d9ac5597e"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T06:53:39"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/cb5267240922f26dddcd0cc2ff382f2b"
  from="Tyler Eaves &lt;tyler@m...&gt;"
  author="Tyler Eaves"
  date="2003-12-23T07:23:39"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/4ea2bc69089f80a24ff1562317bbfd41"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T08:26:37"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/e8e0e512d3d35fafebac0f20d8832cba"
  from="Tom Murray &lt;yozhik@c...&gt;"
  author="Tom Murray"
  date="2003-12-23T06:20:47"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/6d5f7b024ef3f697fac55342de6fce33"
  from="Stefano Zacchiroli &lt;zack@b...&gt;"
  author="Stefano Zacchiroli"
  date="2003-12-23T08:53:03"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/f895facc88274b349ffb2fd4d5b03bae"
  from="David Brown &lt;caml-list@d...&gt;"
  author="David Brown"
  date="2003-12-23T16:47:24"
  subject="[Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/c60a0e39a33234213fabb8de608e20a2"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T20:32:18"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/7511a52ffbb5f995bcc51cc1619bb2af"
  from="Eric Merritt &lt;cyberlync@y...&gt;"
  author="Eric Merritt"
  date="2003-12-23T21:03:47"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/5f24e60286352a813888ef91b50b6578"
  from="brogoff@s..."
  author="brogoff@s..."
  date="2003-12-23T21:52:47"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/eecce2c41acd3ffc1742dd3f9c2adf70"
  from="skaller &lt;skaller@o...&gt;"
  author="skaller"
  date="2003-12-24T10:29:37"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/0e341a41b90d25333128238049ca470a"
  from="Peter Jolly &lt;peter@j...&gt;"
  author="Peter Jolly"
  date="2003-12-24T11:42:05"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/24be3928a72aa840fb93c85a339eb598"
  from="skaller &lt;skaller@o...&gt;"
  author="skaller"
  date="2003-12-24T12:19:48"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/9d57c140fb3d5f1ec182f811b5cfc0f7"
  from="dmitry grebeniuk &lt;gds-mlsts@m...&gt;"
  author="dmitry grebeniuk"
  date="2003-12-30T08:13:16"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/e9066def8bab8a60fd712d2df0ec2bd1"
  from="David Brown &lt;caml-list@d...&gt;"
  author="David Brown"
  date="2003-12-30T17:48:52"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/bec9c497ea5c688e3fead65fc14a0692"
  from="Samuel Lacas &lt;Samuel.Lacas@t...&gt;"
  author="Samuel Lacas"
  date="2003-12-23T10:25:48"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/9056423d13a1f0263d868ffcc335f22c"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T11:01:44"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/df4c7693f5aefbfc3ce2795223de537f"
  from="Oleg Trott &lt;oleg_trott@c...&gt;"
  author="Oleg Trott"
  date="2003-12-23T14:35:11"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/4614d0a74f49864cf1157d99ade90e8a"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T20:32:12"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/72d055fb36bbf52cf1f3596e7e17c798"
  from="Brian Hurt &lt;bhurt@s...&gt;"
  author="Brian Hurt"
  date="2003-12-23T16:07:46"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/48c1bdc28352b8ffaa6ab8cdc1029b85"
  from="Sven Luther &lt;sven.luther@w...&gt;"
  author="Sven Luther"
  date="2003-12-23T16:20:08"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/8aa1331578f5cd94bfcb4f5f0ff2a00e"
  from="David Brown &lt;caml-list@d...&gt;"
  author="David Brown"
  date="2003-12-23T16:52:37"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/48652a1c2e1c09264c1dedd530964ab3"
  from="Dustin Sallings &lt;dustin@s...&gt;"
  author="Dustin Sallings"
  date="2003-12-23T20:33:28"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/74ed410e6ed55f048ca17bf40f5e9784"
  from="Issac Trotts &lt;ijtrotts@u...&gt;"
  author="Issac Trotts"
  date="2003-12-24T10:40:22"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/683eeee2d3a2d17bdea055ebdd10d273"
  from="Brian Hurt &lt;bhurt@s...&gt;"
  author="Brian Hurt"
  date="2003-12-23T17:36:13"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
<msg 
  url="2003/12/66a8d5c3e00e6eaf74c7910304840b3f"
  from="Jacques Garrigue &lt;garrigue@k...&gt;"
  author="Jacques Garrigue"
  date="2003-12-24T09:35:10"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
</msg>
<msg 
  url="2003/12/cf4340f158bb79341f0102a9dd0603e7"
  from="skaller &lt;skaller@o...&gt;"
  author="skaller"
  date="2003-12-24T09:49:57"
  subject="Re: [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner">
</msg>
</msg>
</thread>

<contents>
On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 11:03:07PM -0500, Tyler Eaves wrote:
&gt; comes to Syntax Errors. It would be so helpful if it could give an error
&gt; message that actually told the programmer what it expected. I realise

Try to compile using camlp4 (e.g. "ocamlc -pp camlp4o" instead of
"ocamlc" alone). It really helps since it print out what the parser is
expecting instead of simply "syntax error".

I also suggest to have a look at the revised syntax described in the
camlp4 manual. I'm not using it because I've discovered it too late and
I've to work everyday with code written in the standard one, but I found
it clearer in a lot of cases. Since you're starting from scratch I think
you can give it a chance.

Hope this helps.
Cheers.

-- 
^Stefano Zacchiroli -- Master in Computer Science @ Uni. Bologna, Italy$
^zack@{cs.unibo.it,debian.org,bononia.it} -- http://www.bononia.it/zack$
^Frequentando il mio maestro mi ero reso conto [.] che la logica poteva$
^servire a molto a condizione di entrarci dentro e poi di uscirne -Adso$

-------------------
To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr
Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/
Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners

</contents>

</message>

