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From: Peter.Robinson@computer-lab.cambridge.ac.uk
Subject: Re: SRC compiler run-time error
To: m3
Message-ID: <Mon.Apr.22.09:20:17.1991.@GoldenArrow:ComputerLab:CambridgeUniv>
Cc: kalsow, treese@crl.dec.com, Peter.Robinson@computer-lab.cambridge.ac.uk
Inreplyto: treese's message of 20 Apr 91 07:01:46 +0100 (Saturday)
Original-Sender: Peter.Robinson@computer-lab.cambridge.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 09:30:12 +0100
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Win Treese mentioned a faulty interface giving rise to the compiler failing
with the message:

> M3 runtime error: Text.Cat: NIL argument

(and Bill Kalsow replied saying that it would be fixed in the next release).

Might this be an opportunity to mention a misleading comment in the Text
interface:

| (* Contrary to what the "Modula-3 report (revised)" says, Text accepts and
|    returns NIL for the empty string *)

when, of course, it doesn't.

- Peter Robinson.