How do I interpret this Build Error dialog?

[William Prothero]

Sean:
Thank you, thank you!.
Bill

> On Feb 15, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Sean Cole (Pi) via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> The error panels show the events in reverse order, so last occurrence first.
> 
> The first number in each line is the error code and the second is the line
> number in the script that failed.
> Here's a list of the error codes:
> https://livecode.fandom.com/wiki/Error_codes
> 
> Going back from line 5 of your error:
> 353 - THe name of the object it enters (stack "loginLib")
> 241 - Handler: error in statement , line 236 of stack "LoginLib"
> 465 - put: error in expression , line 236
> 118 - Operators &: &: error in left operand , line 236
> 219 - Function: error in function handler , line 236 (function
> getDesktopFolderPath)
> 
> So, it's likely a compound problem with lots of things that likely led up
> to the fault. There are more 219 and 241 errors and it starts with a 490
> (repeat: error in statement). Work your way through the error codes and see
> what you find.
> 
> All the best
> Sean
> 
> On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 at 23:24, William Prothero via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Folks:
>> 
>> I have a pretty complex app that I’ve been adding onto for awhile and now
>> I’m getting a seemingly informative error dialog when I try to build it. It
>> works fine in the IDE. The app consists of numerous stacks and libraries
>> launched with a splash stack. I get an error dialog but have no idea how to
>> interpret its info. It’s not clear to me how to interpret the error dialog
>> and what made it fail. It seems to fail at the login stack, which is called
>> when the user clicks the Start button.
>> 
>> Was the failure point at the end of the error message? I haven’t actually
>> tried to build this app for a couple of years and its complexity has grown.
>> All of the stacks in the project have been entered into the “Stacks”
>> section of the standalone properties dialog. I’ve obviously done something
>> wrong and it would help a lot if I could interpret the error message (I
>> hope).
>> 
>> The following two links will display the first part of the error message
>> and the second (scrolled) part.
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/brlvvtrbb8xeh6j/buildFail-1.png?dl=0 <
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/brlvvtrbb8xeh6j/buildFail-1.png?dl=0>
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cyq3huunp7wnl3/buildFail-2.png?dl=0 <
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cyq3huunp7wnl3/buildFail-2.png?dl=0>
>> 
>> Any wisdom on how to proceed would be much appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>> 
>> William Prothero
>> waprothero at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
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