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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:**New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)**
Moderator:CLOSET::ADLER
Created:Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:897
Total number of notes:4397

291.0. "A Mystery Error" by AUTHOR::R_MCGOWAN () Wed Apr 22 1987 16:07

I have a file that will not compile in DOCUMENT.  When I try to compile the 
file, I get the following messages:

Error Message in LOG file:

  %DOC-F-ERROR_FORMATTER, Errors found by Text Formatter.
  -DOC-E-ERROR_TEX_LEVEL, Error found at TeX level; see TEST.LIS for details.

Error message in LIS file:

   %TEX-E-TEXERROR, Error found by TeX

   \rm ->\fam 0\triumtwelverm \let \superfam =\rm 
                                               
   (and 15 lines of commands that look like a cross between TEX and
    neo-Hungarian)

   l.3199 ...ce loaded or not removable \<dev:\>}}{0}
                                                  
   If you really absolutely need more capacity,
   you can ask a wizard to enlarge me.

On line 3199 of the TEX file I find the words "loaded or not removable
  <literal>(<dev:>....

But I don't know what the mistake is?  When I separate this uncompilable file
into three separate files, they compile without giving me any error messages.
Yet, when I make them one file, I get this absolutely clear message.

Can someone tell me what is wrong?  Or what are the possible causes for this
error message?
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291.1VAXUUM::ADLERWed Apr 22 1987 19:453
Need more info (post the "neo-Hungarian" messages here).

--Brian
291.2added info on errorAUTHOR::R_MCGOWANThu Apr 23 1987 09:3295
I got carried away when I said "neo-Hungarian."  I have a suspicion that 
fixing the error is more easily done than knowing what it is.  At the moment,
that's my frustration.

This is the full list file message:


  %TEX-I-OUTFILENAME, 'user:[rmcgowan.rt11]TEST.DVI_LN3'
  save size=1800].
  \rm ->\fam 0\triumtwelverm \let \superfam =\rm 
                                               
  \runheadfontspecs ->\twelvepointss 
                                   \bf 
  \rightheaderline ...alpagewidth {\hss \headerfont 
                                                  \strut \rightheader }
  <inserted text> ...ifodd \pageno \rightheaderline 
                                                  \else \leftheaderline \fi ...

  \makeheadline ...hysicalpagewidth {\the \headline 
                                                  } \fi \vskip -\ht \MACboxA...

  \sdmloutput ...th \RVBpreoutputhook \makeheadline 
                                                  \pagebody \makefootline }\...
  <output> ...t ={\relax }\fi \fi \else \sdmloutput 
                                                  \fi }
  \CBcomputebreak #1->\par 
                         \SVlastskip =\lastskip \ifnum \CBlastbreak >#1\else...

  \noidentmsg #1#2->\greatbreak 
                              \messagefontspecs \vskipbb {22pt} \ifmessagesh...
  l.3199 ...ce loaded or not removable \<dev:\>}}{0}
                                                  
  If you really absolutely need more capacity,
  you can ask a wizard to enlarge me.


  %TEX-I-PAGESOUT, 55 pages written.

  %TEX-I-OUTFILENAME, 'user:[rmcgowan.rt11]TEST.DVI_LN3'

Line 3199 is:

<msg>(<emphasis>(?KMON-F-Device loaded or not removable <literal>(<dev:>)\bold))

I am using the message format and the SOFTWARE.REFERENCE doc type.  The
entire file is 165 pages of error messages.  To give you an idea, this is how 
the file starts.  Everything after this is the same format repeated for 165 
pages:


GNC FILE HEADER

	<part_page>
	<title>(System Error Messages)
	<running_title>(System Error Messages)
	<endpart_page>
	<message_section>
	<message_type>(noident)

TYPICAL CONTENTS OF GNC FILE

	<msg>(<emphasis>(?BA-U-BC\bold))

	<msg_text>
	The BATCH 
	handler found bad code in the control file.  This can happen
	when a .CTL file is corrupted or if someone made an editing mistake when
	altering or creating the file with a text editor.

	<msg_text>(User Action)
	Make sure that no editing errors have been introduced into the file.  
	Recompile the .BAT file.

	<msg>(<emphasis>(?BA-U-FE\bold))

	<msg_text>
	<list>(numbered)
	<le>An invalid <backslash>F followed 
	by a carriage return was used in the .CTL file,
	causing a forced end to BATCH processing.
	<le>BATCH was terminated from 
	the console by a <backslash>F followed by a carriage
	return.
	<endlist>

	<msg_text>(User Action)
	<list>(numbered)
	<le>Insert another BATCH 
	control directive after the <backslash>F to prevent forced
	termination. 
	<le>Do not type <backslash>F followed by 
	a carriage return at the console unless
	you intend to terminate BATCH processing.
	<endlist>

291.3Memory Problem?AUTHOR::R_MCGOWANThu Apr 23 1987 15:1017
    I've discovered a rather interesting thing concerning this error.
    
    If I break this 165-page message manual into files of 50 or less
    pages, each file compiles perfectly without errors.  However, as
    soon as I make a file that is over 55 or so pages in length, I
    get the error message I've reported.
    
    I've also noticed in your most recent release notes, Appendix C.2.1
    "Software Bugs and Restrictions", point 3: "This version of DOCUMENT
    has a new version of TEX which has double the amount of memory as
    in previous versions.  Files which previously failed to process
    because of a lack of space should now do so."
    
    It seems to me, that's my problem.
    
    Does anyone agree or know how I can run my error message file as
    one file with consecutive paging?
291.4fixed in updateCLOSET::ANKLAMThu Apr 23 1987 17:0110
    
    Actually, that was not the problem. There was a bug in the 
    internal definitions for messages that caused the save size
    problem to occur. I have already fixed this for the T1.0 update.
    (What surprised me is that no one else stumbled on it before I did;
    guess there haven't been any large message manuals released in the
    last year....)
    
    patti anklam
    
291.5Thanks!!AUTHOR::R_MCGOWANFri Apr 24 1987 08:211
    Many thanks for solving my problem.  I was getting exasperated.