Appendix
A
Error
Messages
Compiler error messages are displayed in the
following
format,
which
shows
the line number in
which
the error occurs and the text
of
the message:
"name.c",
line
n :
error
message
These types
of
errors are
not
fatal.
The errors listed
below
cause the compiler
to
abort immediately.
• > >
cannot
allocate
sufficient
memory
The compiler requires a minimum
of
512K
bytes
of
memory to run; this
message indicates
that
this amount
is
not
available.
Supply
more
dy-
namic RAM.
8 »
can't
open
"filename"
as
source
The compiler cannot
find
the file name
as
entered. Check for spelling
errors and check
to
see
that the named file actually exists.
• > >
can't
open
"filename"
as
intermediate
file
The compiler cannot create the
output
file. This
is
usually caused
byei-
ther
an
error in the syntax
of
the filename
or
a full disk.
• > >
illegal
extension
"ext"
on
output
file
The intermediate file cannot have a
".c"
extension.
• »
fatal
errors
found:
no
intermediate
file
produced
This message is printed after
an
unsuccessful compilation. Correct
the
errors
(other
messages
will
indicate particular errors) and try compilation
again.
• »
cannot
recover
from
earlier
errors:
pborting
An error has occurred that prevents the compiler from continuing.
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