Ovid wrote: > ----- Original Message ---- > From: chromatic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> ok 1 >>> not ok 2 >>> 1..2 >>> # this comment is acceptable >>> ... but what about this? >> Shouldn't that last line always be an error wherever it occurs? > > For purposes of forward compatability, it's been my understanding that the > consensus is that junk lines are ignored but are not parse errors. This > ensures that that if we ever get some strange TAP v2, it won't break a parser > for TAP v1.
Yes, that's it. If someone wants to make a stricter interpretation they can always do it on top of the parser. And yes, "unparsable crap" at the end doesn't count.
