Re: Fw: Re: PSPP-BUG: bug in pspp ?

[Ben Pfaff]

Harry Thijssen <address@hidden> writes:

>>> PSPP warning: "/Users/robertosavoca/Downloads/college_student_data(1).sav"
>>> near offset 0x947: Unrecognized record type 7, subtype 18.  Please send a 
>>> copy
>>> of this file, and the syntax which created it to address@hidden
>
> I still wonder whether it is a good idea to change the error message a bit in 
> something like:
>
>  PSPP_0.7.9-gf07dc1 warning: [...]
>
> It is a bit more confusing for end-users but gives a lot more info if a 
> problem is reported.

At least for .sav files, the existing message is just as useful
to me.  Either way, I try reading the file that the user provided
with the latest version of PSPP and, if there are problems, fix
them.  The version number doesn't really help that much.