Macintosh Programmers Workshop (MPW) Compiler Error Messages


"String literal too long (I let you have 512 characters,
that's 3 more than ANSI said I should)"

"...And the lord said, 'lo, there shall only be case or
default labels inside a switch statement'"

"a typedef name was a complete surprise to me at this
point in your program"

"'Volatile' and 'Register' are not miscible"

"You can't modify a constant, float upstream, win an
argument with the IRS, or satisfy this compiler"

"This struct already has a perfectly good definition"

"This onion already has a perfectly good definition"

"type in (cast) must be scalar; ANSI 3.3.4; page 39, lines 10-11
(I know you don't care, I'm just trying to annoy you)"

"Can't cast a void type to type void
(because the ANSI spec. says so, that's why)"

"Huh ?"

"can't go mucking with a 'void *'"

"we already did this function"

"This label is the target of a goto from outside of the block
containing this label AND this block has an automatic variable
with an initializer AND your window wasn't wide enough to read
this whole error message"

"Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious"

"Too many errors on one line (make fewer)"

"Symbol table full - fatal heap error; please go buy a RAM upgrade
from your local Apple dealer"


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Found using ResEdit in the string resources

Are you sure to permanently trash such cool features?

Hey, %s, aren't you getting bored!

Come on %s, give it up!

Oh, please %s, stop!

Stop! Stop! Don't stop %s!

%s, don't give up now!

Your Teleport is on fire.  Please contact your local fire department.
 -- From the Global Village Modem control panel


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Silly Caml error messages.  You figure it out.


This expression is notsilly_fun ((0,0)3);; a function, it cannot be applied.
(*Means I missed a comma before the three.*)

This curried matching contains cases of different lengths.

This expression has type lambda_exp,
but is used with type lambda_exp.
(* Isn't that the same thing? *)

The value identifier unbound is unbound.

This expression has type int list option,
but is used with type int option list.


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