Better error reporting for parsing errors.

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index 86d464e..ede7e1b 100755
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -598,7 +598,11 @@ class Interpreter():
         if len(code.strip()) == 0:
             raise InvalidCode('Builder file is empty.')
         assert(isinstance(code, str))
-        self.ast = mparser.build_ast(code)
+        try:
+            self.ast = mparser.build_ast(code)
+        except coredata.MesonException as me:
+            me.file = environment.build_filename
+            raise me
         self.sanity_check_ast()
         self.variables = {}
         self.builtin = {}
@@ -859,7 +863,11 @@ class Interpreter():
         self.build_def_files.append(buildfilename)
         code = open(os.path.join(self.environment.get_source_dir(), buildfilename)).read()
         assert(isinstance(code, str))
-        codeblock = mparser.build_ast(code)
+        try:
+            codeblock = mparser.build_ast(code)
+        except coredata.MesonException as me:
+            me.file = buildfilename
+            raise me
         print('Going to subdirectory "%s".' % self.subdir)
         self.evaluate_codeblock(codeblock)
         self.subdir = prev_subdir
diff --git a/mparser.py b/mparser.py
index 27bec58..d13a1f0 100644
--- a/mparser.py
+++ b/mparser.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 import ply.lex as lex
 import ply.yacc as yacc
 import nodes
+from coredata import MesonException
+
+class ParserException(MesonException):
+    def __init__(self, text, lineno):
+        MesonException.__init__(self, text)
+        self.lineno = lineno
 
 reserved = {'true' : 'TRUE',
             'false' : 'FALSE',
@@ -90,8 +96,7 @@ def t_EOL_CONTINUE(t):
     t.lexer.lineno += 1
 
 def t_error(t):
-    print("Illegal character '%s'" % t.value[0])
-    t.lexer.skip(1)
+    raise ParserException("Illegal character '%s'." % t.value[0], t.lineno)
 
 # Yacc part
 
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ def p_error(t):
         txt = 'NONE'
     else:
         txt = t.value
-    print('Parser errored out at: ' + txt)
+    raise ParserException('Parser errored out at: %s.' % txt, t.lineno)
 
 def test_lexer():
     s = """hello = (something) # this = (that)