NAME

       error::pass1 - systemtap pass-1 errors

DESCRIPTION Errors that occur during pass 1 (parsing) usually mean

       a  basic  syntax  error  of some sort occurred in the systemtap script.  There are several
       classes of problems possible:

       plain syntax error
              The systemtap script parser detects a large variety  of  errors,  such  as  missing
              operands,  bad punctuation.  It tries to list what kinds of tokens it was expecting
              to see, and will show the region of the  source  code  with  the  problem.   Please
              review the stap(1) man page and/or the tutorial, to correct the script's syntax.

       grammar ambiguities
              There  is at least one known ambiguity in the systemtap grammar.  It relates to the
              optionality of ; (semicolon) separators between  statements,  and  the  ++  and  --
              increment/decrement  operators.   If the parser indicates an error, consider adding
              some explicit ; separators between nearby statements and try again.

       missing command line arguments
              A systemtap script that uses the $N and @N constructs for substituting in  command-
              line options may fail if not enough options were given on the stap command line.

       compatibility changes
              Some  versions  of systemtap have changed the language incompatibly, for example by
              adding the try/catch  keywords  for  exception  handling.   In  such  cases,  rerun
              systemtap  with the --compatibility=VERSION option, substituting the last systemtap
              version where your script was known to work.   You  may  also  check  the  release-
              history NEWS file for compatibility changes.

GATHERING MORE INFORMATION

       Increasing  the  verbosity  of  pass-1 with an option such as --vp 1 can help pinpoint the
       problem.

SEE ALSO

       stap(1), error::reporting(7stap)

                                                                              ERROR::PASS1(7stap)