[Asterisk-Dev] CVS Head-- Dialplan disappeared! -- RESOLUTION

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

what about an error message saying "you're doing something stupid"?
that'll help all people working with asterisk
especially the dialplan should be parsed and controlled at reload

roy

Den 27. jun. 2005 kl. 23.12 skrev Brian West:


> Yep thats normal!
>
> /b
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> On Jun 27, 2005, at 2:49 PM, Steve Murphy wrote:
>
>
>
>> Here I answer my question:
>>
>> QUESTION_ If there's a syntax error in the extensions.conf file,  
>> won't
>> it tell you?
>>
>> ANSWER: No!
>>
>> My problem was that one of the comments at the top of the file got
>> munged, most likely by me, but I have no idea how I did it:
>>
>> ; Static extension configuration files, used by
>> ; the pbx_config module.
>>
>> Changed to:
>>
>> 10 extension configuration files, used by
>> ; the pbx_config module.
>>
>> I fixed it back up, and everything works fine again. Sorry for the
>> scare.
>>
>> We really, REALLY, need to improve the error messages on the  
>> parsing of
>> config files, so the average user, or some dingbat like me, won't  
>> write
>> in, suspecting some strange change in the CVS head is at fault, when
>> really it's our own doing.
>>
>> If the logs or messages, or ANYTHING had indicated an error in the
>> parsing of the config file, I'd not have wasted a couple hours  
>> trying to
>> figure things out.
>>
>> Shall I roll up my sleeves, and attack the config file parsing  
>> code? Or
>> is someone else already on this?
>>
>> murf
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mbe, 2005-06-27 at 11:25 -0400, Jeremy McNamara wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Steve Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Just now, I CVS updated, built, and am running asterisk, and
>>>> when we pick up phones and dial, the asterisk console
>>>> reports:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Start asterisk with -vvvgc and examine for messages.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeremy McNamara
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> -- 
>> Steve Murphy <murf at e-tools.com>
>> Electronic Tools Company
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