Re: inform library problem


6 Mar 1995 19:58:42 GMT

In article <3j80vl$5a8@staff.cs.su.oz.au>,
Stephen Robert Norris <srn@cs.su.oz.au> wrote:
> I keep getting lots of errors whenever I try to include the libraries
>in my inform code. The errors appear to be of the form:
>Unix Inform 5.4 (v1403/a)
>"Parser", line 8: Error: Expected an assignment, command, directive or opcode bu" found "
> Constant LibSerial "950201"
>"Parser", line 9: Error: Expected an assignment, command, directive or opcode bu" found "
> Constant LibRelease "5/8"
>"Parser", line 10: Error: Expected an assignment, command, directive or opcode b"t found "
> System_file
>
> Does anyone know why? This is version 5/8 of the library - some
>documents I found mention 5/9, but it's not on the ftp site...
>
> Stephen
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Robert