From ce92d1bf1434562f5b80320c503768c4d06f1f8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:22:29 +0000
Subject: * "Nix expression" -> "store expression". * More refactoring.

---
 src/libutil/aterm.cc | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

(limited to 'src/libutil/aterm.cc')

diff --git a/src/libutil/aterm.cc b/src/libutil/aterm.cc
index de7c359521..dc6abf9e70 100644
--- a/src/libutil/aterm.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/aterm.cc
@@ -91,3 +91,16 @@ ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, ATermList & out)
     out = (ATermList) t;
     return pos;
 }
+
+
+Error badTerm(const format & f, ATerm t)
+{
+    char * s = ATwriteToString(t);
+    if (!s) throw Error("cannot print term");
+    if (strlen(s) > 1000) {
+        int len;
+        s = ATwriteToSharedString(t, &len);
+        if (!s) throw Error("cannot print term");
+    }
+    return Error(format("%1%, in `%2%'") % f.str() % (string) s);
+}
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