--- parser3/src/main/compile.C	2001/02/22 12:43:55	1.14
+++ parser3/src/main/compile.C	2001/03/08 11:27:48	1.20
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  $Id: compile.C,v 1.14 2001/02/22 12:43:55 paf Exp $
+  $Id: compile.C,v 1.20 2001/03/08 11:27:48 paf Exp $
 */
 
 #include "pa_request.h"
@@ -14,15 +14,26 @@
 extern int yydebug;
 extern int yyparse (void *);
 
-Array& Request::real_compile(COMPILE_PARAMS) {
+VClass& Request::real_compile(COMPILE_PARAMS) {
 	// prepare to parse
 	struct parse_control pc;
 
 	// input 
 	pc.pool=&pool();
-	pc.methods=NEW Array(pool());
-	if(!source)
-		return *pc.methods;
+	pc.request=this;
+	VClass *vclass;
+	if(name) { // we were told the name of a class?
+		// yes. create it
+		vclass=NEW VClass(pool());
+		vclass->set_name(*name);
+		// defaulting base. may change with @BASE
+		vclass->set_base(ROOT_CLASS);
+		// append to request's classes
+		classes_array()+=vclass;
+		classes().put(*name, vclass);
+	} else
+		vclass=&ROOT_CLASS; // until changed with @CLASS would consider operators loading
+	pc.vclass=vclass;
 
 	pc.source=source;
 #ifndef NO_STRING_ORIGIN
@@ -38,16 +49,16 @@ Array& Request::real_compile(COMPILE_PAR
 	// parse=compile! 
 	yydebug=1;
 	if(yyparse(&pc)) { // error?
-		if(pc.col==0) {
-			// step back from last char.  -1 col means EOL
+		if(pc.col==0) { // expecting something after EOL means they've expected it BEFORE
+			// step back.  -1 col means EOL
 			pc.line--;
-			pc.col=-2;
-		}
+			pc.col=-1;
+		} 
 		THROW(0,0,
 			0,
-			"%s [%s:%d:%d]", pc.error, file, 1+pc.line, 1+pc.col);
+			"%s(%d:%d): %s", file, 1+pc.line, pc.col, pc.error);
 	}
 
 	// result
-	return *pc.methods;
+	return *pc.vclass;
 }