0000906: Compiler produces unlimited repetitions of same error when doing dubious things with kind hierarchy

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0000906

Core Inform

Kinds and type checking

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2012-04-17 19:10

2014-05-07 07:34

Reporter

NYKevin

Assigned To

graham

Priority

normal

Severity

critical

Reproducibility

always

Status

closed

Resolution

fixed

Platform

x86

Linux

OS Version

Any

Product Version

6G60

Target Version

Fixed in Version

6L02

Summary

0000906: Compiler produces unlimited repetitions of same error when doing dubious things with kind hierarchy

Description

In the source code provided, we (unwisely) make a thing into a kind of direction. As a result, Inform produces a lot of copies of the same error. Worse, the last one is cut off, implying the compiler crashed. I've tentatively categorized this as "Compiler hangs" since it's certainly *trying* to hang, although not succeeding.

To top it all off, I don't understand why that particular error message applies to that particular line of code in any event!

Minimal Source Text To Reproduce

A thing is a kind of direction.

There is room.

Additional Information

  >--> You wrote 'The yourself is an undescribed person' (the Standard Rules, line 624):
    but nameless directions are not allowed, so writing something like 'There
    is a direction.' is forbidden.
  >--> You wrote 'The yourself is an undescribed person' (the Standard Rules, line 624):
    again, nameless directions are not allowed.

Repeat the second one a *lot* and then:

  >--> You wrote 'The yourself is an undescribed person' (the Standard Rules, line 624):
    again, nameless directions are n

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(critical) Compiler hangs

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(0002073) graham (administrator) 2013-06-01 13:02	Related to, but not a duplicate of, 0000911; fixed.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2012-04-17 19:10	NYKevin	New Issue
2012-04-25 14:49	EmacsUser	Reproducibility	have not tried => always
2012-04-25 14:49	EmacsUser	Status	new => confirmed
2013-06-01 13:02	graham	Note Added: 0002073
2013-06-01 13:02	graham	Status	confirmed => resolved
2013-06-01 13:02	graham	Resolution	open => fixed
2013-06-01 13:02	graham	Assigned To	=> graham
2014-05-07 07:34	jmcgrew	Fixed in Version	=> 6L02
2014-05-07 07:34	jmcgrew	Status	resolved => closed