> On May 29, 2017, at 3:52 AM, David Holmes <david.hol...@oracle.com> wrote: > > On 29/05/2017 5:25 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> Maybe we should have a way to scan the source tree for files with >> problematic names, like *#* or *,*...? Or CachedFind should be written to >> handle *#* files properly? > > I have a recollection that these temp files used to cause a different kind of > error that was much more obvious.
I have the same recollection. > I remember commenting that it was good that the build failed because you > wouldn't be building waht you expected. But this "missing separator" error is > just ridiculously obscure. :( Though something you should only get bitten by > once. I ran into it just recently. Thankfully, I remembered this thread...
