[Maxima-bugs] [ maxima-Bugs-581798 ] misleading error from translate_file

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Bugs item #581798, was opened at 2002-07-15 12:37
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Barton Willis (willisb)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: misleading error from translate_file

Initial Comment:

translate_file terminates with a misleading error message while 
attempting to translate the file

--start of file -----------------
my_apply(f,x) := f(x);
--end of file -------------------

(my_apply is a silly function; nevertheless,  translate_file 
should handle it more gracefully.)  The source of the error may 
be related to the warning Maxima gives while translating my_apply.  
Specifically, here is what happened:

GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  Version(2.4.0) Sat Jul  6 12:35:43 CDT 2002
Licensed under GNU Library General Public License
Contains Enhancements by W. Schelter
Maxima 5.6 Sat Jul 6 12:35:40 CDT 2002 (with enhancements by W. Schelter).
Licensed under the GNU Public License (see file COPYING)
(C1) system("cat try.mac")$

my_apply(f, x) := f(x);

(C2) translate_file("try.mac");

Translation begun on #ptry.mac.

Error: (#<output stream "try.UNLISP">) is not of type STREAM.
Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
Error signalled by TR-TELL.
Broken at TR-TELL.  Type :H for Help.
MAXIMA>>:q

(C3) load("try.mac")$

/* Translating my_apply gives a warning. */

(C4) translate(my_apply);

f
in the form f(x)
has been used as a function, yet is a bound variable
in this context. This code being translated as :APPLY(f,[x])
(D4) 				  [my_apply]
(C5) 


Barton

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