[Year 12 SofDev] compiler question

[Mark]

Hi David.
The software's syntax consisted of only 'PUSH' and 'POP', so the entry of
an unknown command 'PIP' would be a syntax error from the software's point
of view.

Cheers
Mark

On 3 September 2013 08:41, David Dawson <David.Dawson at wesleycollege.net>wrote:

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> But the trigger of the crash was incorrect syntax of the input into the
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> On 2 September 2013 21:54, Calum Munro <munrocs at aquinas.vic.edu.au> wrote:
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> Hi Andrew,
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> I'm with you. The program runs, so no syntax error. The program crashes
> when given an incorrect input, that's a run time error for me.
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> Calum
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> On 02/09/2013, at 2:37 PM, "Andrew Pate" <arp at mentonegrammar.net<mailto:
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> Hi all,
> I have purchased the IARTV trial exams and am wondering about one of their
> multi-choice answers.Your help is, as always, appreciated.
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> The question asks about a function written which is called “POP”, but
> “when testing his stack Alan accidentally types in PIP and the program
> crashes”.
> The multi-choice answers has us choose from runtime error or syntax error.
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> They suggest the answer is syntax error (and explain that a name,
> expression etc…that the compiler cannot understand causes a syntax error)
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> Now, if the program IS RUNNING and THEN crashes, does that not imply that
> it compiled? Therefore, it is a runtime error (where validation of input
> was not handled) or am I thinking too language specifically?
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