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Description
If you try to print a wrong character, e.g.
(princ #\abc)
then you get a non-informative error message:
invalid token at offset 0
which is repeated many times. I tried to modify this, without succes.
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Research direction
No file or test is named. First reproduce (princ #\abc) and locate the parser or tokenization entry point that emits invalid token at offset 0; done means the invalid character produces an informative error without repeated copies.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100