Mind reading? Almost. Specman New Typo Error Prediction Feature

It is scientifically known that mind reading does not exist, but we try our best. 

We are happy to present a new addition to Specman syntax error messages – suggestions to fix typos.
Starting Specman 21.09, the next time you get a compilation error of the kind “no such variable xxx,” or “yyy does not have such a field,” Specman will try to include a suggestion to an existing name.

For example:

In the following e code, the field name transactions declared in row #3 is misspelled in row #5.

1   <'
2   struct my_struct {
3       transactions : list of int;
4       check_empty() is {
5          out(trnsactions.is_empty());
6      };
7   };
8  '>

Loading this code would result with the following error message, which is now accompanied by a suggestion:

*** Error: No such variable 'trnsactions'. [Suggestion: Maybe you meant 'transactions']
at line 5 in example.e
out(trnsactions.is_empty());

So, don’t be alarmed when you see the new messages – we’re just trying to make your life easier and minimize bug-fixing time 

See you next time!

Karen Nativ
Specman Team