assist.c
Author: cmaier@cmassoc.net

    /*====================================================================*
     *
     *   void assist (char const * name, char const * type, struct _code_ const list [], size_t size);
     *
     *   symbol.h
     *
     *   print program name followed by an error message containing the
     *   type of name expected, the incorrect name and a list of correct
     *   name;
     *
     *   Motley Tools by Charles Maier <cmaier@cmassoc.net>;
     *   Copyright (c) 2001-2006 by Charles Maier Associates;
     *   Licensed under the Internet Software Consortium License;
     *
     *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

    #ifndef ASSIST_SOURCE
    #define ASSIST_SOURCE

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <string.h>

    #include "../tools/symbol.h"
    #include "../tools/error.h"

    void assist (char const * name, char const * type, struct _code_ const list [], size_t size)

    {
    	extern char const * program_name;
    	fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", program_name);
    	fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", strerror (ENOTSUP));
    	if (name)
    	{

    #if 0

    		fprintf (stderr, "Have %s '%s' but expected %s ", type, name, type);

    #else

    		fprintf (stderr, "Have '%s' but want ", name);

    #endif

    	}
    	else
    	{
    		fprintf (stderr, "Want %s ", type);
    	}
    	codelist (list, size, ",", "''", stderr);
    	fprintf (stderr, ".\n");
    	exit (1);
    }

    #endif

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