Improve error messages for missing subcommands.

[pspp] / tests / language / stats / descriptives.at

diff --git a/tests/language/stats/descriptives.at b/tests/language/stats/descriptives.at
index 7b4d29662cf8c05bc602c8616fb99cb86c5c3763..c06737d2b251f20d46547f18123fb302bd612080 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/language/stats/descriptives.at
+++ b/tests/language/stats/descriptives.at
@@ -442,3 +442,26 @@ Valid N (listwise),40,,,,
 Missing N (listwise),0,,,,
 ])
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+dnl Check for regression for a bad error message that cited the
+dnl token following the bad statistic name.
+AT_SETUP([DESCRIPTIVES -- negative])
+AT_DATA([descriptives.sps], [dnl
+DATA LIST NOTABLE/V0 to V16 1-17.
+BEGIN DATA.
+12128989012389023
+END DATA.
+DESCRIPTIVES ALL/STATISTICS=COUNT MEAN.
+])
+AT_CHECK([pspp descriptives.sps], [1], [dnl
+descriptives.sps:5.29-5.33: error: DESCRIPTIVES: Syntax error expecting one of
+the following: MEAN, SEMEAN, STDDEV, VARIANCE, KURTOSIS, SEKURTOSIS, SKEWNESS,
+SESKEWNESS, RANGE, MINIMUM, MAXIMUM, SUM.
+    5 | DESCRIPTIVES ALL/STATISTICS=COUNT MEAN.
+      |                             ^~~~~
+
+descriptives.sps:5.35-5.38: error: DESCRIPTIVES: Syntax error.
+    5 | DESCRIPTIVES ALL/STATISTICS=COUNT MEAN.
+      |                                   ^~~~
+])
+AT_CLEANUP