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[perl #37148] confusing imcc error message

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Joshua Hoblitt

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Sep 12, 2005, 4:00:30 PM9/12/05
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The error message returned from imcc when trying to 'new' a non-existent
PMC is misleading.

--
$ cat foo.pasm
new P0, .Bigint
$ parrot foo.pasm
error:imcc:syntax error, unexpected DOT
in file 'foo.pasm' line 1
--

<chip> shirley it's just another production: '.' error { error("that
was supposed to be a type name there") } or some such

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