> >
> > So, which '(' is missing its ')'?
> >
>
> again, we do _not choose or point where _exactly.
>
> we only say "missing foo-end on possible foo-begin at
line#". Compiler
> suggest. The programmer will decide.But if the compiler doesn't have some system (and this
is exactly the point I believe matz was asking about) to
narrow down the possibilities somewhat,
we are narrowing it down but definitely we cannot solve it today 
we can start slowly.
it isn't helping the programmer--and may be doing harm, through
misdirection.
I think even a message like a "missing pair" is a lot _better than "syntax
error".
-- Markus
kind regards -botp
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