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Bug 6111 - Unclear error messages when the validator gets an empty document
Summary: Unclear error messages when the validator gets an empty document
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Validator
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Templates (show other bugs)
Version: HEAD
Hardware: All All
: P2 enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
QA Contact: qa-dev tracking
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Reported: 2008-09-23 21:26 UTC by Etienne Miret
Modified: 2009-01-29 15:56 UTC (History)
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Adds a comment on "document end in prolog" errors. (699 bytes, patch)
2008-09-23 21:26 UTC, Etienne Miret 		Details

Description Etienne Miret 2008-09-23 21:26:46 UTC 
Created attachment 599 [details]
Adds a comment on "document end in prolog" errors.

When the validator gets an empty document, the error message will be:
> Line 1, Column 0: end of document in prolog.
which is a little obscure.

Since I assume that a non-empty document can actually end in the prolog, I suggest adding the following hint:
> This error is often caused by an empty document.
without changing the error message itself.
Comment 1 Olivier Thereaux 2009-01-29 15:56:36 UTC 
error explanation was added a little while ago. Forgot to close this bug.