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    3    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
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   37
   38:- module('$messages',
   39          [ print_message/2,            % +Kind, +Term
   40            print_message_lines/3,      % +Stream, +Prefix, +Lines
   41            message_to_string/2         % +Term, -String
   42          ]).   43
   44:- multifile
   45    prolog:message//1,              % entire message
   46    prolog:error_message//1,        % 1-st argument of error term
   47    prolog:message_context//1,      % Context of error messages
   48    prolog:deprecated//1,	    % Deprecated features
   49    prolog:message_location//1,     % (File) location of error messages
   50    prolog:message_line_element/2.  % Extend printing
   51:- '$hide'((
   52    prolog:message//1,
   53    prolog:error_message//1,
   54    prolog:message_context//1,
   55    prolog:deprecated//1,
   56    prolog:message_location//1,
   57    prolog:message_line_element/2)).   58% Lang, Term versions
   59:- multifile
   60    prolog:message//2,              % entire message
   61    prolog:error_message//2,        % 1-st argument of error term
   62    prolog:message_context//2,      % Context of error messages
   63    prolog:message_location//2,	    % (File) location of error messages
   64    prolog:deprecated//2.	    % Deprecated features
   65:- '$hide'((
   66    prolog:message//2,
   67    prolog:error_message//2,
   68    prolog:message_context//2,
   69    prolog:deprecated//2,
   70    prolog:message_location//2)).   71
   72:- discontiguous
   73    prolog_message/3.   74
   75:- public
   76    translate_message//1,           % +Message (deprecated)
   77    prolog:translate_message//1.    % +Message
   78
   79:- create_prolog_flag(message_context, [thread], []).
 translate_message(+Term)// is det
Translate a message Term into message lines. The produced lines is a list of
nl
Emit a newline
Fmt - Args
Emit the result of format(Fmt, Args)
Fmt
Emit the result of format(Fmt)
ansi(Code, Fmt, Args)
Use ansi_format/3 for color output.
flush
Used only as last element of the list. Simply flush the output instead of producing a final newline.
at_same_line
Start the messages at the same line (instead of using ~N)
deprecated
- Use code for message translation should call translate_message//1.
  103prolog:translate_message(Term) -->
  104    translate_message(Term).
 translate_message(+Term)// is det
Translate a message term into message lines. This version may be called from user and library definitions for message translation.
  111translate_message(Term) -->
  112    { nonvar(Term) },
  113    (   { message_lang(Lang) },
  114        prolog:message(Lang, Term)
  115    ;   prolog:message(Term)
  116    ),
  117    !.
  118translate_message(Term) -->
  119    { nonvar(Term) },
  120    translate_message2(Term),
  121    !.
  122translate_message(Term) -->
  123    { nonvar(Term),
  124      Term = error(_, _)
  125    },
  126    [ 'Unknown exception: ~p'-[Term] ].
  127translate_message(Term) -->
  128    [ 'Unknown message: ~p'-[Term] ].
  129
  130translate_message2(Term) -->
  131    prolog_message(Term).
  132translate_message2(error(resource_error(stack), Context)) -->
  133    !,
  134    out_of_stack(Context).
  135translate_message2(error(resource_error(tripwire(Wire, Context)), _)) -->
  136    !,
  137    tripwire_message(Wire, Context).
  138translate_message2(error(existence_error(reset, Ball), SWI)) -->
  139    swi_location(SWI),
  140    tabling_existence_error(Ball, SWI).
  141translate_message2(error(ISO, SWI)) -->
  142    swi_location(SWI),
  143    term_message(ISO),
  144    swi_extra(SWI).
  145translate_message2(unwind(Term)) -->
  146    unwind_message(Term).
  147translate_message2(message_lines(Lines), L, T) :- % deal with old C-warning()
  148    make_message_lines(Lines, L, T).
  149translate_message2(format(Fmt, Args)) -->
  150    [ Fmt-Args ].
  151
  152make_message_lines([], T, T) :- !.
  153make_message_lines([Last],  ['~w'-[Last]|T], T) :- !.
  154make_message_lines([L0|LT], ['~w'-[L0],nl|T0], T) :-
  155    make_message_lines(LT, T0, T).
 term_message(+Term)//
Deal with the formal argument of error(Format, ImplDefined) exception terms. The ImplDefined argument is handled by swi_location//2.
  163:- public term_message//1.  164term_message(Term) -->
  165    {var(Term)},
  166    !,
  167    [ 'Unknown error term: ~p'-[Term] ].
  168term_message(Term) -->
  169    { message_lang(Lang) },
  170    prolog:error_message(Lang, Term),
  171    !.
  172term_message(Term) -->
  173    prolog:error_message(Term),
  174    !.
  175term_message(Term) -->
  176    iso_message(Term).
  177term_message(Term) -->
  178    swi_message(Term).
  179term_message(Term) -->
  180    [ 'Unknown error term: ~p'-[Term] ].
  181
  182iso_message(resource_error(c_stack)) -->
  183    out_of_c_stack.
  184iso_message(resource_error(Missing)) -->
  185    [ 'Not enough resources: ~w'-[Missing] ].
  186iso_message(type_error(evaluable, Actual)) -->
  187    { callable(Actual) },
  188    [ 'Arithmetic: `~p'' is not a function'-[Actual] ].
  189iso_message(type_error(free_of_attvar, Actual)) -->
  190    [ 'Type error: `~W'' contains attributed variables'-
  191      [Actual,[portray(true), attributes(portray)]] ].
  192iso_message(type_error(Expected, Actual)) -->
  193    [ 'Type error: `~w'' expected, found `~p'''-[Expected, Actual] ],
  194    type_error_comment(Expected, Actual).
  195iso_message(domain_error(Domain, Actual)) -->
  196    [ 'Domain error: '-[] ], domain(Domain),
  197    [ ' expected, found `~p'''-[Actual] ].
  198iso_message(instantiation_error) -->
  199    [ 'Arguments are not sufficiently instantiated' ].
  200iso_message(uninstantiation_error(Var)) -->
  201    [ 'Uninstantiated argument expected, found ~p'-[Var] ].
  202iso_message(representation_error(What)) -->
  203    [ 'Cannot represent due to `~w'''-[What] ].
  204iso_message(permission_error(Action, Type, Object)) -->
  205    permission_error(Action, Type, Object).
  206iso_message(evaluation_error(Which)) -->
  207    [ 'Arithmetic: evaluation error: `~p'''-[Which] ].
  208iso_message(existence_error(procedure, Proc)) -->
  209    [ 'Unknown procedure: ~q'-[Proc] ],
  210    unknown_proc_msg(Proc).
  211iso_message(existence_error(answer_variable, Var)) -->
  212    [ '$~w was not bound by a previous query'-[Var] ].
  213iso_message(existence_error(matching_rule, Goal)) -->
  214    [ 'No rule matches ~p'-[Goal] ].
  215iso_message(existence_error(Type, Object)) -->
  216    [ '~w `~p'' does not exist'-[Type, Object] ].
  217iso_message(existence_error(export, PI, module(M))) --> % not ISO
  218    [ 'Module ', ansi(code, '~q', [M]), ' does not export ',
  219      ansi(code, '~q', [PI]) ].
  220iso_message(existence_error(Type, Object, In)) --> % not ISO
  221    [ '~w `~p'' does not exist in ~p'-[Type, Object, In] ].
  222iso_message(busy(Type, Object)) -->
  223    [ '~w `~p'' is busy'-[Type, Object] ].
  224iso_message(syntax_error(swi_backslash_newline)) -->
  225    [ 'Deprecated ... \\<newline><white>*.  Use \\c' ].
  226iso_message(syntax_error(Id)) -->
  227    [ 'Syntax error: ' ],
  228    syntax_error(Id).
  229iso_message(occurs_check(Var, In)) -->
  230    [ 'Cannot unify ~p with ~p: would create an infinite tree'-[Var, In] ].
 permission_error(Action, Type, Object)//
Translate permission errors. Most follow te pattern "No permission to Action Type Object", but some are a bit different.
  237permission_error(Action, built_in_procedure, Pred) -->
  238    { user_predicate_indicator(Pred, PI)
  239    },
  240    [ 'No permission to ~w built-in predicate `~p'''-[Action, PI] ],
  241    (   {Action \== export}
  242    ->  [ nl,
  243          'Use :- redefine_system_predicate(+Head) if redefinition is intended'
  244        ]
  245    ;   []
  246    ).
  247permission_error(import_into(Dest), procedure, Pred) -->
  248    [ 'No permission to import ~p into ~w'-[Pred, Dest] ].
  249permission_error(Action, static_procedure, Proc) -->
  250    [ 'No permission to ~w static procedure `~p'''-[Action, Proc] ],
  251    defined_definition('Defined', Proc).
  252permission_error(input, stream, Stream) -->
  253    [ 'No permission to read from output stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  254permission_error(output, stream, Stream) -->
  255    [ 'No permission to write to input stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  256permission_error(input, text_stream, Stream) -->
  257    [ 'No permission to read bytes from TEXT stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  258permission_error(output, text_stream, Stream) -->
  259    [ 'No permission to write bytes to TEXT stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  260permission_error(input, binary_stream, Stream) -->
  261    [ 'No permission to read characters from binary stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  262permission_error(output, binary_stream, Stream) -->
  263    [ 'No permission to write characters to binary stream `~p'''-[Stream] ].
  264permission_error(open, source_sink, alias(Alias)) -->
  265    [ 'No permission to reuse alias "~p": already taken'-[Alias] ].
  266permission_error(tnot, non_tabled_procedure, Pred) -->
  267    [ 'The argument of tnot/1 is not tabled: ~p'-[Pred] ].
  268permission_error(assert, procedure, Pred) -->
  269    { '$pi_head'(Pred, Head),
  270      predicate_property(Head, ssu)
  271    },
  272    [ '~p: an SSU (Head => Body) predicate cannot have normal Prolog clauses'-
  273      [Pred] ].
  274permission_error(Action, Type, Object) -->
  275    [ 'No permission to ~w ~w `~p'''-[Action, Type, Object] ].
  276
  277
  278unknown_proc_msg(_:(^)/2) -->
  279    !,
  280    unknown_proc_msg((^)/2).
  281unknown_proc_msg((^)/2) -->
  282    !,
  283    [nl, '  ^/2 can only appear as the 2nd argument of setof/3 and bagof/3'].
  284unknown_proc_msg((:-)/2) -->
  285    !,
  286    [nl, '  Rules must be loaded from a file'],
  287    faq('ToplevelMode').
  288unknown_proc_msg((=>)/2) -->
  289    !,
  290    [nl, '  Rules must be loaded from a file'],
  291    faq('ToplevelMode').
  292unknown_proc_msg((:-)/1) -->
  293    !,
  294    [nl, '  Directives must be loaded from a file'],
  295    faq('ToplevelMode').
  296unknown_proc_msg((?-)/1) -->
  297    !,
  298    [nl, '  ?- is the Prolog prompt'],
  299    faq('ToplevelMode').
  300unknown_proc_msg(Proc) -->
  301    { dwim_predicates(Proc, Dwims) },
  302    (   {Dwims \== []}
  303    ->  [nl, '  However, there are definitions for:', nl],
  304        dwim_message(Dwims)
  305    ;   []
  306    ).
  307
  308dependency_error(shared(Shared), private(Private)) -->
  309    [ 'Shared table for ~p may not depend on private ~p'-[Shared, Private] ].
  310dependency_error(Dep, monotonic(On)) -->
  311    { '$pi_head'(PI, Dep),
  312      '$pi_head'(MPI, On)
  313    },
  314    [ 'Dependent ~p on monotonic predicate ~p is not monotonic or incremental'-
  315      [PI, MPI]
  316    ].
  317
  318faq(Page) -->
  319    [nl, '  See FAQ at https://www.swi-prolog.org/FAQ/', Page, '.html' ].
  320
  321type_error_comment(_Expected, Actual) -->
  322    { type_of(Actual, Type),
  323      (   sub_atom(Type, 0, 1, _, First),
  324          memberchk(First, [a,e,i,o,u])
  325      ->  Article = an
  326      ;   Article = a
  327      )
  328    },
  329    [ ' (~w ~w)'-[Article, Type] ].
  330
  331type_of(Term, Type) :-
  332    (   attvar(Term)      -> Type = attvar
  333    ;   var(Term)         -> Type = var
  334    ;   atom(Term)        -> Type = atom
  335    ;   integer(Term)     -> Type = integer
  336    ;   string(Term)      -> Type = string
  337    ;   Term == []        -> Type = empty_list
  338    ;   blob(Term, BlobT) -> blob_type(BlobT, Type)
  339    ;   rational(Term)    -> Type = rational
  340    ;   float(Term)       -> Type = float
  341    ;   is_stream(Term)   -> Type = stream
  342    ;   is_dict(Term)     -> Type = dict
  343    ;   is_list(Term)     -> Type = list
  344    ;   cyclic_term(Term) -> Type = cyclic
  345    ;   compound(Term)    -> Type = compound
  346    ;                        Type = unknown
  347    ).
  348
  349blob_type(BlobT, Type) :-
  350    atom_concat(BlobT, '_reference', Type).
  351
  352syntax_error(end_of_clause) -->
  353    [ 'Unexpected end of clause' ].
  354syntax_error(end_of_clause_expected) -->
  355    [ 'End of clause expected' ].
  356syntax_error(end_of_file) -->
  357    [ 'Unexpected end of file' ].
  358syntax_error(end_of_file_in_block_comment) -->
  359    [ 'End of file in /* ... */ comment' ].
  360syntax_error(end_of_file_in_quoted(Quote)) -->
  361    [ 'End of file in quoted ' ],
  362    quoted_type(Quote).
  363syntax_error(illegal_number) -->
  364    [ 'Illegal number' ].
  365syntax_error(long_atom) -->
  366    [ 'Atom too long (see style_check/1)' ].
  367syntax_error(long_string) -->
  368    [ 'String too long (see style_check/1)' ].
  369syntax_error(operator_clash) -->
  370    [ 'Operator priority clash' ].
  371syntax_error(operator_expected) -->
  372    [ 'Operator expected' ].
  373syntax_error(operator_balance) -->
  374    [ 'Unbalanced operator' ].
  375syntax_error(quoted_punctuation) -->
  376    [ 'Operand expected, unquoted comma or bar found' ].
  377syntax_error(list_rest) -->
  378    [ 'Unexpected comma or bar in rest of list' ].
  379syntax_error(cannot_start_term) -->
  380    [ 'Illegal start of term' ].
  381syntax_error(punct(Punct, End)) -->
  382    [ 'Unexpected `~w\' before `~w\''-[Punct, End] ].
  383syntax_error(undefined_char_escape(C)) -->
  384    [ 'Unknown character escape in quoted atom or string: `\\~w\''-[C] ].
  385syntax_error(void_not_allowed) -->
  386    [ 'Empty argument list "()"' ].
  387syntax_error(Term) -->
  388    { compound(Term),
  389      compound_name_arguments(Term, Syntax, [Text])
  390    }, !,
  391    [ '~w expected, found '-[Syntax], ansi(code, '"~w"', [Text]) ].
  392syntax_error(Message) -->
  393    [ '~w'-[Message] ].
  394
  395quoted_type('\'') --> [atom].
  396quoted_type('\"') --> { current_prolog_flag(double_quotes, Type) }, [Type-[]].
  397quoted_type('\`') --> { current_prolog_flag(back_quotes, Type) }, [Type-[]].
  398
  399domain(range(Low,High)) -->
  400    !,
  401    ['[~q..~q]'-[Low,High] ].
  402domain(Domain) -->
  403    ['`~w\''-[Domain] ].
 tabling_existence_error(+Ball, +Context)//
Called on invalid shift/1 calls. Track those that result from tabling errors.
  410tabling_existence_error(Ball, Context) -->
  411    { table_shift_ball(Ball) },
  412    [ 'Tabling dependency error' ],
  413    swi_extra(Context).
  414
  415table_shift_ball(dependency(_Head)).
  416table_shift_ball(dependency(_Skeleton, _Trie, _Mono)).
  417table_shift_ball(call_info(_Skeleton, _Status)).
  418table_shift_ball(call_info(_GenSkeleton, _Skeleton, _Status)).
 dwim_predicates(+PI, -Dwims)
Find related predicate indicators.
  424dwim_predicates(Module:Name/_Arity, Dwims) :-
  425    !,
  426    findall(Dwim, dwim_predicate(Module:Name, Dwim), Dwims).
  427dwim_predicates(Name/_Arity, Dwims) :-
  428    findall(Dwim, dwim_predicate(user:Name, Dwim), Dwims).
  429
  430dwim_message([]) --> [].
  431dwim_message([M:Head|T]) -->
  432    { hidden_module(M),
  433      !,
  434      functor(Head, Name, Arity)
  435    },
  436    [ '        ~q'-[Name/Arity], nl ],
  437    dwim_message(T).
  438dwim_message([Module:Head|T]) -->
  439    !,
  440    { functor(Head, Name, Arity)
  441    },
  442    [ '        ~q'-[Module:Name/Arity], nl],
  443    dwim_message(T).
  444dwim_message([Head|T]) -->
  445    {functor(Head, Name, Arity)},
  446    [ '        ~q'-[Name/Arity], nl],
  447    dwim_message(T).
  448
  449
  450swi_message(io_error(Op, Stream)) -->
  451    [ 'I/O error in ~w on stream ~p'-[Op, Stream] ].
  452swi_message(thread_error(TID, false)) -->
  453    [ 'Thread ~p died due to failure:'-[TID] ].
  454swi_message(thread_error(TID, exception(Error))) -->
  455    [ 'Thread ~p died abnormally:'-[TID], nl ],
  456    translate_message(Error).
  457swi_message(dependency_error(Tabled, DependsOn)) -->
  458    dependency_error(Tabled, DependsOn).
  459swi_message(shell(execute, Cmd)) -->
  460    [ 'Could not execute `~w'''-[Cmd] ].
  461swi_message(shell(signal(Sig), Cmd)) -->
  462    [ 'Caught signal ~d on `~w'''-[Sig, Cmd] ].
  463swi_message(format(Fmt, Args)) -->
  464    [ Fmt-Args ].
  465swi_message(signal(Name, Num)) -->
  466    [ 'Caught signal ~d (~w)'-[Num, Name] ].
  467swi_message(limit_exceeded(Limit, MaxVal)) -->
  468    [ 'Exceeded ~w limit (~w)'-[Limit, MaxVal] ].
  469swi_message(goal_failed(Goal)) -->
  470    [ 'goal unexpectedly failed: ~p'-[Goal] ].
  471swi_message(shared_object(_Action, Message)) --> % Message = dlerror()
  472    [ '~w'-[Message] ].
  473swi_message(system_error(Error)) -->
  474    [ 'error in system call: ~w'-[Error]
  475    ].
  476swi_message(system_error) -->
  477    [ 'error in system call'
  478    ].
  479swi_message(failure_error(Goal)) -->
  480    [ 'Goal failed: ~p'-[Goal] ].
  481swi_message(timeout_error(Op, Stream)) -->
  482    [ 'Timeout in ~w from ~p'-[Op, Stream] ].
  483swi_message(not_implemented(Type, What)) -->
  484    [ '~w `~p\' is not implemented in this version'-[Type, What] ].
  485swi_message(context_error(nodirective, Goal)) -->
  486    { goal_to_predicate_indicator(Goal, PI) },
  487    [ 'Wrong context: ~p can only be used in a directive'-[PI] ].
  488swi_message(context_error(edit, no_default_file)) -->
  489    (   { current_prolog_flag(windows, true) }
  490    ->  [ 'Edit/0 can only be used after opening a \c
  491               Prolog file by double-clicking it' ]
  492    ;   [ 'Edit/0 can only be used with the "-s file" commandline option'
  493        ]
  494    ),
  495    [ nl, 'Use "?- edit(Topic)." or "?- emacs."' ].
  496swi_message(context_error(function, meta_arg(S))) -->
  497    [ 'Functions are not (yet) supported for meta-arguments of type ~q'-[S] ].
  498swi_message(format_argument_type(Fmt, Arg)) -->
  499    [ 'Illegal argument to format sequence ~~~w: ~p'-[Fmt, Arg] ].
  500swi_message(format(Msg)) -->
  501    [ 'Format error: ~w'-[Msg] ].
  502swi_message(conditional_compilation_error(unterminated, File:Line)) -->
  503    [ 'Unterminated conditional compilation from '-[], url(File:Line) ].
  504swi_message(conditional_compilation_error(no_if, What)) -->
  505    [ ':- ~w without :- if'-[What] ].
  506swi_message(duplicate_key(Key)) -->
  507    [ 'Duplicate key: ~p'-[Key] ].
  508swi_message(initialization_error(failed, Goal, File:Line)) -->
  509    !,
  510    [ url(File:Line), ': ~p: false'-[Goal] ].
  511swi_message(initialization_error(Error, Goal, File:Line)) -->
  512    [ url(File:Line), ': ~p '-[Goal] ],
  513    translate_message(Error).
  514swi_message(determinism_error(PI, det, Found, property)) -->
  515    (   { '$pi_head'(user:PI, Head),
  516          predicate_property(Head, det)
  517        }
  518    ->  [ 'Deterministic procedure ~p'-[PI] ]
  519    ;   [ 'Procedure ~p called from a deterministic procedure'-[PI] ]
  520    ),
  521    det_error(Found).
  522swi_message(determinism_error(PI, det, fail, guard)) -->
  523    [ 'Procedure ~p failed after $-guard'-[PI] ].
  524swi_message(determinism_error(PI, det, fail, guard_in_caller)) -->
  525    [ 'Procedure ~p failed after $-guard in caller'-[PI] ].
  526swi_message(determinism_error(Goal, det, fail, goal)) -->
  527    [ 'Goal ~p failed'-[Goal] ].
  528swi_message(determinism_error(Goal, det, nondet, goal)) -->
  529    [ 'Goal ~p succeeded with a choice point'-[Goal] ].
  530swi_message(qlf_format_error(File, Message)) -->
  531    [ '~w: Invalid QLF file: ~w'-[File, Message] ].
  532swi_message(goal_expansion_error(bound, Term)) -->
  533    [ 'Goal expansion bound a variable to ~p'-[Term] ].
  534
  535det_error(nondet) -->
  536    [ ' succeeded with a choicepoint'- [] ].
  537det_error(fail) -->
  538    [ ' failed'- [] ].
 swi_location(+Term)// is det
Print location information for error(Formal, ImplDefined) from the ImplDefined term.
  546:- public swi_location//1.  547swi_location(X) -->
  548    { var(X) },
  549    !.
  550swi_location(Context) -->
  551    { message_lang(Lang) },
  552    prolog:message_location(Lang, Context),
  553    !.
  554swi_location(Context) -->
  555    prolog:message_location(Context),
  556    !.
  557swi_location(context(Caller, _Msg)) -->
  558    { ground(Caller) },
  559    !,
  560    caller(Caller).
  561swi_location(file(Path, Line, -1, _CharNo)) -->
  562    !,
  563    [ url(Path:Line), ': ' ].
  564swi_location(file(Path, Line, LinePos, _CharNo)) -->
  565    [ url(Path:Line:LinePos), ': ' ].
  566swi_location(stream(Stream, Line, LinePos, CharNo)) -->
  567    (   { is_stream(Stream),
  568          stream_property(Stream, file_name(File))
  569        }
  570    ->  swi_location(file(File, Line, LinePos, CharNo))
  571    ;   [ 'Stream ~w:~d:~d '-[Stream, Line, LinePos] ]
  572    ).
  573swi_location(autoload(File:Line)) -->
  574    [ url(File:Line), ': ' ].
  575swi_location(_) -->
  576    [].
  577
  578caller(system:'$record_clause'/3) -->
  579    !,
  580    [].
  581caller(Module:Name/Arity) -->
  582    !,
  583    (   { \+ hidden_module(Module) }
  584    ->  [ '~q:~q/~w: '-[Module, Name, Arity] ]
  585    ;   [ '~q/~w: '-[Name, Arity] ]
  586    ).
  587caller(Name/Arity) -->
  588    [ '~q/~w: '-[Name, Arity] ].
  589caller(Caller) -->
  590    [ '~p: '-[Caller] ].
 swi_extra(+Term)// is det
Extract information from the second argument of an error(Formal, ImplDefined) that is printed after the core of the message.
See also
- swi_location//1 uses the same term to insert context before the core of the message.
  601swi_extra(X) -->
  602    { var(X) },
  603    !,
  604    [].
  605swi_extra(Context) -->
  606    { message_lang(Lang) },
  607    prolog:message_context(Lang, Context),
  608    !.
  609swi_extra(Context) -->
  610    prolog:message_context(Context).
  611swi_extra(context(_, Msg)) -->
  612    { nonvar(Msg),
  613      Msg \== ''
  614    },
  615    !,
  616    swi_comment(Msg).
  617swi_extra(string(String, CharPos)) -->
  618    { sub_string(String, 0, CharPos, _, Before),
  619      sub_string(String, CharPos, _, 0, After)
  620    },
  621    [ nl, '~w'-[Before], nl, '** here **', nl, '~w'-[After] ].
  622swi_extra(_) -->
  623    [].
  624
  625swi_comment(already_from(Module)) -->
  626    !,
  627    [ ' (already imported from ~q)'-[Module] ].
  628swi_comment(directory(_Dir)) -->
  629    !,
  630    [ ' (is a directory)' ].
  631swi_comment(not_a_directory(_Dir)) -->
  632    !,
  633    [ ' (is not a directory)' ].
  634swi_comment(Msg) -->
  635    [ ' (~w)'-[Msg] ].
  636
  637
  638thread_context -->
  639    { thread_self(Me), Me \== main, thread_property(Me, id(Id)) },
  640    !,
  641    ['[Thread ~w] '-[Id]].
  642thread_context -->
  643    [].
  644
  645		 /*******************************
  646		 *        UNWIND MESSAGES	*
  647		 *******************************/
  648
  649unwind_message(Var) -->
  650    { var(Var) }, !,
  651    [ 'Unknown unwind message: ~p'-[Var] ].
  652unwind_message(abort) -->
  653    [ 'Execution Aborted' ].
  654unwind_message(halt(_)) -->
  655    [].
  656unwind_message(thread_exit(Term)) -->
  657    [ 'Invalid thread_exit/1.  Payload: ~p'-[Term] ].
  658unwind_message(Term) -->
  659    [ 'Unknown "unwind" exception: ~p'-[Term] ].
  660
  661
  662                 /*******************************
  663                 *        NORMAL MESSAGES       *
  664                 *******************************/
  665
  666prolog_message(welcome) -->
  667    [ 'Welcome to SWI-Prolog (' ],
  668    prolog_message(threads),
  669    prolog_message(address_bits),
  670    ['version ' ],
  671    prolog_message(version),
  672    [ ')', nl ],
  673    prolog_message(copyright),
  674    [ nl ],
  675    translate_message(user_versions),
  676    [ nl ],
  677    prolog_message(documentaton),
  678    [ nl, nl ].
  679prolog_message(user_versions) -->
  680    (   { findall(Msg, prolog:version_msg(Msg), Msgs),
  681          Msgs \== []
  682        }
  683    ->  [nl],
  684        user_version_messages(Msgs)
  685    ;   []
  686    ).
  687prolog_message(deprecated(Term)) -->
  688    { nonvar(Term) },
  689    (   { message_lang(Lang) },
  690        prolog:deprecated(Lang, Term)
  691    ->  []
  692    ;   prolog:deprecated(Term)
  693    ->  []
  694    ;   deprecated(Term)
  695    ).
  696prolog_message(unhandled_exception(E)) -->
  697    { nonvar(E) },
  698    [ 'Unhandled exception: ' ],
  699    (   translate_message(E)
  700    ->  []
  701    ;   [ '~p'-[E] ]
  702    ).
 prolog_message(+Term)//
  706prolog_message(initialization_error(_, E, File:Line)) -->
  707    !,
  708    [ url(File:Line),
  709      ': Initialization goal raised exception:', nl
  710    ],
  711    translate_message(E).
  712prolog_message(initialization_error(Goal, E, _)) -->
  713    [ 'Initialization goal ~p raised exception:'-[Goal], nl ],
  714    translate_message(E).
  715prolog_message(initialization_failure(_Goal, File:Line)) -->
  716    !,
  717    [ url(File:Line),
  718      ': Initialization goal failed'-[]
  719    ].
  720prolog_message(initialization_failure(Goal, _)) -->
  721    [ 'Initialization goal failed: ~p'-[Goal]
  722    ].
  723prolog_message(initialization_exception(E)) -->
  724    [ 'Prolog initialisation failed:', nl ],
  725    translate_message(E).
  726prolog_message(init_goal_syntax(Error, Text)) -->
  727    !,
  728    [ '-g ~w: '-[Text] ],
  729    translate_message(Error).
  730prolog_message(init_goal_failed(failed, @(Goal,File:Line))) -->
  731    !,
  732    [ url(File:Line), ': ~p: false'-[Goal] ].
  733prolog_message(init_goal_failed(Error, @(Goal,File:Line))) -->
  734    !,
  735    [ url(File:Line), ': ~p '-[Goal] ],
  736    translate_message(Error).
  737prolog_message(init_goal_failed(failed, Text)) -->
  738    !,
  739    [ '-g ~w: false'-[Text] ].
  740prolog_message(init_goal_failed(Error, Text)) -->
  741    !,
  742    [ '-g ~w: '-[Text] ],
  743    translate_message(Error).
  744prolog_message(goal_failed(Context, Goal)) -->
  745    [ 'Goal (~w) failed: ~p'-[Context, Goal] ].
  746prolog_message(no_current_module(Module)) -->
  747    [ '~w is not a current module (created)'-[Module] ].
  748prolog_message(commandline_arg_type(Flag, Arg)) -->
  749    [ 'Bad argument to commandline option -~w: ~w'-[Flag, Arg] ].
  750prolog_message(missing_feature(Name)) -->
  751    [ 'This version of SWI-Prolog does not support ~w'-[Name] ].
  752prolog_message(singletons(_Term, List)) -->
  753    [ 'Singleton variables: ~w'-[List] ].
  754prolog_message(multitons(_Term, List)) -->
  755    [ 'Singleton-marked variables appearing more than once: ~w'-[List] ].
  756prolog_message(profile_no_cpu_time) -->
  757    [ 'No CPU-time info.  Check the SWI-Prolog manual for details' ].
  758prolog_message(non_ascii(Text, Type)) -->
  759    [ 'Unquoted ~w with non-portable characters: ~w'-[Type, Text] ].
  760prolog_message(io_warning(Stream, Message)) -->
  761    { stream_property(Stream, position(Position)),
  762      !,
  763      stream_position_data(line_count, Position, LineNo),
  764      stream_position_data(line_position, Position, LinePos),
  765      (   stream_property(Stream, file_name(File))
  766      ->  Obj = File
  767      ;   Obj = Stream
  768      )
  769    },
  770    [ '~p:~d:~d: ~w'-[Obj, LineNo, LinePos, Message] ].
  771prolog_message(io_warning(Stream, Message)) -->
  772    [ 'stream ~p: ~w'-[Stream, Message] ].
  773prolog_message(option_usage(pldoc)) -->
  774    [ 'Usage: --pldoc[=port]' ].
  775prolog_message(interrupt(begin)) -->
  776    [ 'Action (h for help) ? ', flush ].
  777prolog_message(interrupt(end)) -->
  778    [ 'continue' ].
  779prolog_message(interrupt(trace)) -->
  780    [ 'continue (trace mode)' ].
  781prolog_message(unknown_in_module_user) -->
  782    [ 'Using a non-error value for unknown in the global module', nl,
  783      'causes most of the development environment to stop working.', nl,
  784      'Please use :- dynamic or limit usage of unknown to a module.', nl,
  785      'See https://www.swi-prolog.org/howto/database.html'
  786    ].
  787prolog_message(untable(PI)) -->
  788    [ 'Reconsult: removed tabling for ~p'-[PI] ].
  789prolog_message(unknown_option(Set, Opt)) -->
  790    [ 'Unknown ~w option: ~p'-[Set, Opt] ].
  791
  792
  793                 /*******************************
  794                 *         LOADING FILES        *
  795                 *******************************/
  796
  797prolog_message(modify_active_procedure(Who, What)) -->
  798    [ '~p: modified active procedure ~p'-[Who, What] ].
  799prolog_message(load_file(failed(user:File))) -->
  800    [ 'Failed to load ~p'-[File] ].
  801prolog_message(load_file(failed(Module:File))) -->
  802    [ 'Failed to load ~p into module ~p'-[File, Module] ].
  803prolog_message(load_file(failed(File))) -->
  804    [ 'Failed to load ~p'-[File] ].
  805prolog_message(mixed_directive(Goal)) -->
  806    [ 'Cannot pre-compile mixed load/call directive: ~p'-[Goal] ].
  807prolog_message(cannot_redefine_comma) -->
  808    [ 'Full stop in clause-body?  Cannot redefine ,/2' ].
  809prolog_message(illegal_autoload_index(Dir, Term)) -->
  810    [ 'Illegal term in INDEX file of directory ~w: ~w'-[Dir, Term] ].
  811prolog_message(redefined_procedure(Type, Proc)) -->
  812    [ 'Redefined ~w procedure ~p'-[Type, Proc] ],
  813    defined_definition('Previously defined', Proc).
  814prolog_message(declare_module(Module, abolish(Predicates))) -->
  815    [ 'Loading module ~w abolished: ~p'-[Module, Predicates] ].
  816prolog_message(import_private(Module, Private)) -->
  817    [ 'import/1: ~p is not exported (still imported into ~q)'-
  818      [Private, Module]
  819    ].
  820prolog_message(ignored_weak_import(Into, From:PI)) -->
  821    [ 'Local definition of ~p overrides weak import from ~q'-
  822      [Into:PI, From]
  823    ].
  824prolog_message(undefined_export(Module, PI)) -->
  825    [ 'Exported procedure ~q:~q is not defined'-[Module, PI] ].
  826prolog_message(no_exported_op(Module, Op)) -->
  827    [ 'Operator ~q:~q is not exported (still defined)'-[Module, Op] ].
  828prolog_message(discontiguous((-)/2,_)) -->
  829    prolog_message(minus_in_identifier).
  830prolog_message(discontiguous(Proc,Current)) -->
  831    [ 'Clauses of ', ansi(code, '~p', [Proc]),
  832      ' are not together in the source-file', nl ],
  833    current_definition(Proc, 'Earlier definition at '),
  834    [ 'Current predicate: ', ansi(code, '~p', [Current]), nl,
  835      'Use ', ansi(code, ':- discontiguous ~p.', [Proc]),
  836      ' to suppress this message'
  837    ].
  838prolog_message(decl_no_effect(Goal)) -->
  839    [ 'Deprecated declaration has no effect: ~p'-[Goal] ].
  840prolog_message(load_file(start(Level, File))) -->
  841    [ '~|~t~*+Loading '-[Level] ],
  842    load_file(File),
  843    [ ' ...' ].
  844prolog_message(include_file(start(Level, File))) -->
  845    [ '~|~t~*+include '-[Level] ],
  846    load_file(File),
  847    [ ' ...' ].
  848prolog_message(include_file(done(Level, File))) -->
  849    [ '~|~t~*+included '-[Level] ],
  850    load_file(File).
  851prolog_message(load_file(done(Level, File, Action, Module, Time, Clauses))) -->
  852    [ '~|~t~*+'-[Level] ],
  853    load_file(File),
  854    [ ' ~w'-[Action] ],
  855    load_module(Module),
  856    [ ' ~2f sec, ~D clauses'-[Time, Clauses] ].
  857prolog_message(dwim_undefined(Goal, Alternatives)) -->
  858    { goal_to_predicate_indicator(Goal, Pred)
  859    },
  860    [ 'Unknown procedure: ~q'-[Pred], nl,
  861      '    However, there are definitions for:', nl
  862    ],
  863    dwim_message(Alternatives).
  864prolog_message(dwim_correct(Into)) -->
  865    [ 'Correct to: ~q? '-[Into], flush ].
  866prolog_message(error(loop_error(Spec), file_search(Used))) -->
  867    [ 'File search: too many levels of indirections on: ~p'-[Spec], nl,
  868      '    Used alias expansions:', nl
  869    ],
  870    used_search(Used).
  871prolog_message(minus_in_identifier) -->
  872    [ 'The "-" character should not be used to separate words in an', nl,
  873      'identifier.  Check the SWI-Prolog FAQ for details.'
  874    ].
  875prolog_message(qlf(removed_after_error(File))) -->
  876    [ 'Removed incomplete QLF file ~w'-[File] ].
  877prolog_message(qlf(recompile(Spec,_Pl,_Qlf,Reason))) -->
  878    [ '~p: recompiling QLF file'-[Spec] ],
  879    qlf_recompile_reason(Reason).
  880prolog_message(qlf(can_not_recompile(Spec,QlfFile,_Reason))) -->
  881    [ '~p: can not recompile "~w" (access denied)'-[Spec, QlfFile], nl,
  882      '\tLoading from source'-[]
  883    ].
  884prolog_message(qlf(system_lib_out_of_date(Spec,QlfFile))) -->
  885    [ '~p: can not recompile "~w" (access denied)'-[Spec, QlfFile], nl,
  886      '\tLoading QlfFile'-[]
  887    ].
  888prolog_message(redefine_module(Module, OldFile, File)) -->
  889    [ 'Module "~q" already loaded from ~w.'-[Module, OldFile], nl,
  890      'Wipe and reload from ~w? '-[File], flush
  891    ].
  892prolog_message(redefine_module_reply) -->
  893    [ 'Please answer y(es), n(o) or a(bort)' ].
  894prolog_message(reloaded_in_module(Absolute, OldContext, LM)) -->
  895    [ '~w was previously loaded in module ~w'-[Absolute, OldContext], nl,
  896      '\tnow it is reloaded into module ~w'-[LM] ].
  897prolog_message(expected_layout(Expected, Pos)) -->
  898    [ 'Layout data: expected ~w, found: ~p'-[Expected, Pos] ].
  899
  900defined_definition(Message, Spec) -->
  901    { strip_module(user:Spec, M, Name/Arity),
  902      functor(Head, Name, Arity),
  903      predicate_property(M:Head, file(File)),
  904      predicate_property(M:Head, line_count(Line))
  905    },
  906    !,
  907    [ nl, '~w at '-[Message], url(File:Line) ].
  908defined_definition(_, _) --> [].
  909
  910used_search([]) -->
  911    [].
  912used_search([Alias=Expanded|T]) -->
  913    [ '        file_search_path(~p, ~p)'-[Alias, Expanded], nl ],
  914    used_search(T).
  915
  916load_file(file(Spec, _Path)) -->
  917    (   {atomic(Spec)}
  918    ->  [ '~w'-[Spec] ]
  919    ;   [ '~p'-[Spec] ]
  920    ).
  921%load_file(file(_, Path)) -->
  922%       [ '~w'-[Path] ].
  923
  924load_module(user) --> !.
  925load_module(system) --> !.
  926load_module(Module) -->
  927    [ ' into ~w'-[Module] ].
  928
  929goal_to_predicate_indicator(Goal, PI) :-
  930    strip_module(Goal, Module, Head),
  931    callable_name_arity(Head, Name, Arity),
  932    user_predicate_indicator(Module:Name/Arity, PI).
  933
  934callable_name_arity(Goal, Name, Arity) :-
  935    compound(Goal),
  936    !,
  937    compound_name_arity(Goal, Name, Arity).
  938callable_name_arity(Goal, Goal, 0) :-
  939    atom(Goal).
  940
  941user_predicate_indicator(Module:PI, PI) :-
  942    hidden_module(Module),
  943    !.
  944user_predicate_indicator(PI, PI).
  945
  946hidden_module(user) :- !.
  947hidden_module(system) :- !.
  948hidden_module(M) :-
  949    sub_atom(M, 0, _, _, $).
  950
  951current_definition(Proc, Prefix) -->
  952    { pi_uhead(Proc, Head),
  953      predicate_property(Head, file(File)),
  954      predicate_property(Head, line_count(Line))
  955    },
  956    [ '~w'-[Prefix], url(File:Line), nl ].
  957current_definition(_, _) --> [].
  958
  959pi_uhead(Module:Name/Arity, Module:Head) :-
  960    !,
  961    atom(Module), atom(Name), integer(Arity),
  962    functor(Head, Name, Arity).
  963pi_uhead(Name/Arity, user:Head) :-
  964    atom(Name), integer(Arity),
  965    functor(Head, Name, Arity).
  966
  967qlf_recompile_reason(old) -->
  968    !,
  969    [ ' (out of date)'-[] ].
  970qlf_recompile_reason(_) -->
  971    [ ' (incompatible with current Prolog version)'-[] ].
  972
  973prolog_message(file_search(cache(Spec, _Cond), Path)) -->
  974    [ 'File search: ~p --> ~p (cache)'-[Spec, Path] ].
  975prolog_message(file_search(found(Spec, Cond), Path)) -->
  976    [ 'File search: ~p --> ~p OK ~p'-[Spec, Path, Cond] ].
  977prolog_message(file_search(tried(Spec, Cond), Path)) -->
  978    [ 'File search: ~p --> ~p NO ~p'-[Spec, Path, Cond] ].
  979
  980                 /*******************************
  981                 *              GC              *
  982                 *******************************/
  983
  984prolog_message(agc(start)) -->
  985    thread_context,
  986    [ 'AGC: ', flush ].
  987prolog_message(agc(done(Collected, Remaining, Time))) -->
  988    [ at_same_line,
  989      'reclaimed ~D atoms in ~3f sec. (remaining: ~D)'-
  990      [Collected, Time, Remaining]
  991    ].
  992prolog_message(cgc(start)) -->
  993    thread_context,
  994    [ 'CGC: ', flush ].
  995prolog_message(cgc(done(CollectedClauses, _CollectedBytes,
  996                        RemainingBytes, Time))) -->
  997    [ at_same_line,
  998      'reclaimed ~D clauses in ~3f sec. (pending: ~D bytes)'-
  999      [CollectedClauses, Time, RemainingBytes]
 1000    ].
 1001
 1002		 /*******************************
 1003		 *        STACK OVERFLOW	*
 1004		 *******************************/
 1005
 1006out_of_stack(Context) -->
 1007    { human_stack_size(Context.localused,   Local),
 1008      human_stack_size(Context.globalused,  Global),
 1009      human_stack_size(Context.trailused,   Trail),
 1010      human_stack_size(Context.stack_limit, Limit),
 1011      LCO is (100*(Context.depth - Context.environments))/Context.depth
 1012    },
 1013    [ 'Stack limit (~s) exceeded'-[Limit], nl,
 1014      '  Stack sizes: local: ~s, global: ~s, trail: ~s'-[Local,Global,Trail], nl,
 1015      '  Stack depth: ~D, last-call: ~0f%, Choice points: ~D'-
 1016         [Context.depth, LCO, Context.choicepoints], nl
 1017    ],
 1018    overflow_reason(Context, Resolve),
 1019    resolve_overflow(Resolve).
 1020
 1021human_stack_size(Size, String) :-
 1022    Size < 100,
 1023    format(string(String), '~dKb', [Size]).
 1024human_stack_size(Size, String) :-
 1025    Size < 100 000,
 1026    Value is Size / 1024,
 1027    format(string(String), '~1fMb', [Value]).
 1028human_stack_size(Size, String) :-
 1029    Value is Size / (1024*1024),
 1030    format(string(String), '~1fGb', [Value]).
 1031
 1032overflow_reason(Context, fix) -->
 1033    show_non_termination(Context),
 1034    !.
 1035overflow_reason(Context, enlarge) -->
 1036    { Stack = Context.get(stack) },
 1037    !,
 1038    [ '  In:'-[], nl ],
 1039    stack(Stack).
 1040overflow_reason(_Context, enlarge) -->
 1041    [ '  Insufficient global stack'-[] ].
 1042
 1043show_non_termination(Context) -->
 1044    (   { Stack = Context.get(cycle) }
 1045    ->  [ '  Probable infinite recursion (cycle):'-[], nl ]
 1046    ;   { Stack = Context.get(non_terminating) }
 1047    ->  [ '  Possible non-terminating recursion:'-[], nl ]
 1048    ),
 1049    stack(Stack).
 1050
 1051stack([]) --> [].
 1052stack([frame(Depth, M:Goal, _)|T]) -->
 1053    [ '    [~D] ~q:'-[Depth, M] ],
 1054    stack_goal(Goal),
 1055    [ nl ],
 1056    stack(T).
 1057
 1058stack_goal(Goal) -->
 1059    { compound(Goal),
 1060      !,
 1061      compound_name_arity(Goal, Name, Arity)
 1062    },
 1063    [ '~q('-[Name] ],
 1064    stack_goal_args(1, Arity, Goal),
 1065    [ ')'-[] ].
 1066stack_goal(Goal) -->
 1067    [ '~q'-[Goal] ].
 1068
 1069stack_goal_args(I, Arity, Goal) -->
 1070    { I =< Arity,
 1071      !,
 1072      arg(I, Goal, A),
 1073      I2 is I + 1
 1074    },
 1075    stack_goal_arg(A),
 1076    (   { I2 =< Arity }
 1077    ->  [ ', '-[] ],
 1078        stack_goal_args(I2, Arity, Goal)
 1079    ;   []
 1080    ).
 1081stack_goal_args(_, _, _) -->
 1082    [].
 1083
 1084stack_goal_arg(A) -->
 1085    { nonvar(A),
 1086      A = [Len|T],
 1087      !
 1088    },
 1089    (   {Len == cyclic_term}
 1090    ->  [ '[cyclic list]'-[] ]
 1091    ;   {T == []}
 1092    ->  [ '[length:~D]'-[Len] ]
 1093    ;   [ '[length:~D|~p]'-[Len, T] ]
 1094    ).
 1095stack_goal_arg(A) -->
 1096    { nonvar(A),
 1097      A = _/_,
 1098      !
 1099    },
 1100    [ '<compound ~p>'-[A] ].
 1101stack_goal_arg(A) -->
 1102    [ '~p'-[A] ].
 1103
 1104resolve_overflow(fix) -->
 1105    [].
 1106resolve_overflow(enlarge) -->
 1107    { current_prolog_flag(stack_limit, LimitBytes),
 1108      NewLimit is LimitBytes * 2
 1109    },
 1110    [ nl,
 1111      'Use the --stack_limit=size[KMG] command line option or'-[], nl,
 1112      '?- set_prolog_flag(stack_limit, ~I). to double the limit.'-[NewLimit]
 1113    ].
 out_of_c_stack
The thread's C-stack limit was exceeded. Give some advice on how to resolve this.
 1120out_of_c_stack -->
 1121    { statistics(c_stack, Limit), Limit > 0 },
 1122    !,
 1123    [ 'C-stack limit (~D bytes) exceeded.'-[Limit], nl ],
 1124    resolve_c_stack_overflow(Limit).
 1125out_of_c_stack -->
 1126    { statistics(c_stack, Limit), Limit > 0 },
 1127    [ 'C-stack limit exceeded.'-[Limit], nl ],
 1128    resolve_c_stack_overflow(Limit).
 1129
 1130resolve_c_stack_overflow(_Limit) -->
 1131    { thread_self(main) },
 1132    [ 'Use the shell command ' ], code('~w', 'ulimit -s size'),
 1133    [ ' to enlarge the limit.' ].
 1134resolve_c_stack_overflow(_Limit) -->
 1135    [ 'Use the ' ], code('~w', 'c_stack(KBytes)'),
 1136    [ ' option of '], code(thread_create/3), [' to enlarge the limit.' ].
 1137
 1138
 1139                 /*******************************
 1140                 *        MAKE/AUTOLOAD         *
 1141                 *******************************/
 1142
 1143prolog_message(make(reload(Files))) -->
 1144    { length(Files, N)
 1145    },
 1146    [ 'Make: reloading ~D files'-[N] ].
 1147prolog_message(make(done(_Files))) -->
 1148    [ 'Make: finished' ].
 1149prolog_message(make(library_index(Dir))) -->
 1150    [ 'Updating index for library ~w'-[Dir] ].
 1151prolog_message(autoload(Pred, File)) -->
 1152    thread_context,
 1153    [ 'autoloading ~p from ~w'-[Pred, File] ].
 1154prolog_message(autoload(read_index(Dir))) -->
 1155    [ 'Loading autoload index for ~w'-[Dir] ].
 1156prolog_message(autoload(disabled(Loaded))) -->
 1157    [ 'Disabled autoloading (loaded ~D files)'-[Loaded] ].
 1158prolog_message(autoload(already_defined(PI, From))) -->
 1159    code(PI),
 1160    (   { '$pi_head'(PI, Head),
 1161          predicate_property(Head, built_in)
 1162        }
 1163    ->  [' is a built-in predicate']
 1164    ;   [ ' is already imported from module ' ],
 1165        code(From)
 1166    ).
 1167
 1168swi_message(autoload(Msg)) -->
 1169    [ nl, '  ' ],
 1170    autoload_message(Msg).
 1171
 1172autoload_message(not_exported(PI, Spec, _FullFile, _Exports)) -->
 1173    [ ansi(code, '~w', [Spec]),
 1174      ' does not export ',
 1175      ansi(code, '~p', [PI])
 1176    ].
 1177autoload_message(no_file(Spec)) -->
 1178    [ ansi(code, '~p', [Spec]), ': No such file' ].
 1179
 1180
 1181                 /*******************************
 1182                 *       COMPILER WARNINGS      *
 1183                 *******************************/
 1184
 1185% print warnings about dubious code raised by the compiler.
 1186% TBD: pass in PC to produce exact error locations.
 1187
 1188prolog_message(compiler_warnings(Clause, Warnings0)) -->
 1189    {   print_goal_options(DefOptions),
 1190        (   prolog_load_context(variable_names, VarNames)
 1191        ->  warnings_with_named_vars(Warnings0, VarNames, Warnings),
 1192            Options = [variable_names(VarNames)|DefOptions]
 1193        ;   Options = DefOptions,
 1194            Warnings = Warnings0
 1195        )
 1196    },
 1197    compiler_warnings(Warnings, Clause, Options).
 1198
 1199warnings_with_named_vars([], _, []).
 1200warnings_with_named_vars([H|T0], VarNames, [H|T]) :-
 1201    term_variables(H, Vars),
 1202    '$member'(V1, Vars),
 1203    '$member'(_=V2, VarNames),
 1204    V1 == V2,
 1205    !,
 1206    warnings_with_named_vars(T0, VarNames, T).
 1207warnings_with_named_vars([_|T0], VarNames, T) :-
 1208    warnings_with_named_vars(T0, VarNames, T).
 1209
 1210
 1211compiler_warnings([], _, _) --> [].
 1212compiler_warnings([H|T], Clause, Options) -->
 1213    (   compiler_warning(H, Clause, Options)
 1214    ->  []
 1215    ;   [ 'Unknown compiler warning: ~W'-[H,Options] ]
 1216    ),
 1217    (   {T==[]}
 1218    ->  []
 1219    ;   [nl]
 1220    ),
 1221    compiler_warnings(T, Clause, Options).
 1222
 1223compiler_warning(eq_vv(A,B), _Clause, Options) -->
 1224    (   { A == B }
 1225    ->  [ 'Test is always true: ~W'-[A==B, Options] ]
 1226    ;   [ 'Test is always false: ~W'-[A==B, Options] ]
 1227    ).
 1228compiler_warning(eq_singleton(A,B), _Clause, Options) -->
 1229    [ 'Test is always false: ~W'-[A==B, Options] ].
 1230compiler_warning(neq_vv(A,B), _Clause, Options) -->
 1231    (   { A \== B }
 1232    ->  [ 'Test is always true: ~W'-[A\==B, Options] ]
 1233    ;   [ 'Test is always false: ~W'-[A\==B, Options] ]
 1234    ).
 1235compiler_warning(neq_singleton(A,B), _Clause, Options) -->
 1236    [ 'Test is always true: ~W'-[A\==B, Options] ].
 1237compiler_warning(unify_singleton(A,B), _Clause, Options) -->
 1238    [ 'Unified variable is not used: ~W'-[A=B, Options] ].
 1239compiler_warning(always(Bool, Pred, Arg), _Clause, Options) -->
 1240    { Goal =.. [Pred,Arg] },
 1241    [ 'Test is always ~w: ~W'-[Bool, Goal, Options] ].
 1242compiler_warning(unbalanced_var(V), _Clause, Options) -->
 1243    [ 'Variable not introduced in all branches: ~W'-[V, Options] ].
 1244compiler_warning(branch_singleton(V), _Clause, Options) -->
 1245    [ 'Singleton variable in branch: ~W'-[V, Options] ].
 1246compiler_warning(negation_singleton(V), _Clause, Options) -->
 1247    [ 'Singleton variable in \\+: ~W'-[V, Options] ].
 1248compiler_warning(multiton(V), _Clause, Options) -->
 1249    [ 'Singleton-marked variable appears more than once: ~W'-[V, Options] ].
 1250
 1251print_goal_options(
 1252    [ quoted(true),
 1253      portray(true)
 1254    ]).
 1255
 1256
 1257                 /*******************************
 1258                 *      TOPLEVEL MESSAGES       *
 1259                 *******************************/
 1260
 1261prolog_message(version) -->
 1262    { current_prolog_flag(version_git, Version) },
 1263    !,
 1264    [ '~w'-[Version] ].
 1265prolog_message(version) -->
 1266    { current_prolog_flag(version_data, swi(Major,Minor,Patch,Options))
 1267    },
 1268    (   { memberchk(tag(Tag), Options) }
 1269    ->  [ '~w.~w.~w-~w'-[Major, Minor, Patch, Tag] ]
 1270    ;   [ '~w.~w.~w'-[Major, Minor, Patch] ]
 1271    ).
 1272prolog_message(address_bits) -->
 1273    { current_prolog_flag(address_bits, Bits)
 1274    },
 1275    !,
 1276    [ '~d bits, '-[Bits] ].
 1277prolog_message(threads) -->
 1278    { current_prolog_flag(threads, true)
 1279    },
 1280    !,
 1281    [ 'threaded, ' ].
 1282prolog_message(threads) -->
 1283    [].
 1284prolog_message(copyright) -->
 1285    [ 'SWI-Prolog comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software.', nl,
 1286      'Please run ', ansi(code, '?- license.', []), ' for legal details.'
 1287    ].
 1288prolog_message(documentaton) -->
 1289    [ 'For online help and background, visit ', url('https://www.swi-prolog.org') ],
 1290    (   { exists_source(library(help)) }
 1291    ->  [ nl,
 1292          'For built-in help, use ', ansi(code, '?- help(Topic).', []),
 1293          ' or ', ansi(code, '?- apropos(Word).', [])
 1294        ]
 1295    ;   []
 1296    ).
 1297prolog_message(about) -->
 1298    [ 'SWI-Prolog version (' ],
 1299    prolog_message(threads),
 1300    prolog_message(address_bits),
 1301    ['version ' ],
 1302    prolog_message(version),
 1303    [ ')', nl ],
 1304    prolog_message(copyright).
 1305prolog_message(halt) -->
 1306    [ 'halt' ].
 1307prolog_message(break(begin, Level)) -->
 1308    [ 'Break level ~d'-[Level] ].
 1309prolog_message(break(end, Level)) -->
 1310    [ 'Exit break level ~d'-[Level] ].
 1311prolog_message(var_query(_)) -->
 1312    [ '... 1,000,000 ............ 10,000,000 years later', nl, nl,
 1313      '~t~8|>> 42 << (last release gives the question)'
 1314    ].
 1315prolog_message(close_on_abort(Stream)) -->
 1316    [ 'Abort: closed stream ~p'-[Stream] ].
 1317prolog_message(cancel_halt(Reason)) -->
 1318    [ 'Halt cancelled: ~p'-[Reason] ].
 1319prolog_message(on_error(halt(Status))) -->
 1320    { statistics(errors, Errors),
 1321      statistics(warnings, Warnings)
 1322    },
 1323    [ 'Halting with status ~w due to ~D errors and ~D warnings'-
 1324      [Status, Errors, Warnings] ].
 1325
 1326prolog_message(query(QueryResult)) -->
 1327    query_result(QueryResult).
 1328
 1329query_result(no) -->            % failure
 1330    [ ansi(truth(false), 'false.', []) ],
 1331    extra_line.
 1332query_result(yes(true, [])) -->      % prompt_alternatives_on: groundness
 1333    !,
 1334    [ ansi(truth(true), 'true.', []) ],
 1335    extra_line.
 1336query_result(yes(Delays, Residuals)) -->
 1337    result([], Delays, Residuals),
 1338    extra_line.
 1339query_result(done) -->          % user typed <CR>
 1340    extra_line.
 1341query_result(yes(Bindings, Delays, Residuals)) -->
 1342    result(Bindings, Delays, Residuals),
 1343    prompt(yes, Bindings, Delays, Residuals).
 1344query_result(more(Bindings, Delays, Residuals)) -->
 1345    result(Bindings, Delays, Residuals),
 1346    prompt(more, Bindings, Delays, Residuals).
 1347query_result(help) -->
 1348    [ ansi(bold, '  Possible actions:', []), nl,
 1349      '  ; (n,r,space,TAB): redo              | t:         trace&redo'-[], nl,
 1350      '  *:                 show choicepoint  | c (a,RET): stop'-[], nl,
 1351      '  w:                 write             | p:         print'-[], nl,
 1352      '  +:                 max_depth*10      | -:         max_depth//10'-[], nl,
 1353      '  b:                 break             | h (?):     help'-[],
 1354      nl, nl
 1355    ].
 1356query_result(action) -->
 1357    [ 'Action? '-[], flush ].
 1358query_result(confirm) -->
 1359    [ 'Please answer \'y\' or \'n\'? '-[], flush ].
 1360query_result(eof) -->
 1361    [ nl ].
 1362query_result(toplevel_open_line) -->
 1363    [].
 1364
 1365prompt(Answer, [], true, []-[]) -->
 1366    !,
 1367    prompt(Answer, empty).
 1368prompt(Answer, _, _, _) -->
 1369    !,
 1370    prompt(Answer, non_empty).
 1371
 1372prompt(yes, empty) -->
 1373    !,
 1374    [ ansi(truth(true), 'true.', []) ],
 1375    extra_line.
 1376prompt(yes, _) -->
 1377    !,
 1378    [ full_stop ],
 1379    extra_line.
 1380prompt(more, empty) -->
 1381    !,
 1382    [ ansi(truth(true), 'true ', []), flush ].
 1383prompt(more, _) -->
 1384    !,
 1385    [ ' '-[], flush ].
 1386
 1387result(Bindings, Delays, Residuals) -->
 1388    { current_prolog_flag(answer_write_options, Options0),
 1389      Options = [partial(true)|Options0],
 1390      GOptions = [priority(999)|Options0]
 1391    },
 1392    wfs_residual_program(Delays, GOptions),
 1393    bindings(Bindings, [priority(699)|Options]),
 1394    (   {Residuals == []-[]}
 1395    ->  bind_delays_sep(Bindings, Delays),
 1396        delays(Delays, GOptions)
 1397    ;   bind_res_sep(Bindings, Residuals),
 1398        residuals(Residuals, GOptions),
 1399        (   {Delays == true}
 1400        ->  []
 1401        ;   [','-[], nl],
 1402            delays(Delays, GOptions)
 1403        )
 1404    ).
 1405
 1406bindings([], _) -->
 1407    [].
 1408bindings([binding(Names,Skel,Subst)|T], Options) -->
 1409    { '$last'(Names, Name) },
 1410    var_names(Names), value(Name, Skel, Subst, Options),
 1411    (   { T \== [] }
 1412    ->  [ ','-[], nl ],
 1413        bindings(T, Options)
 1414    ;   []
 1415    ).
 1416
 1417var_names([Name]) -->
 1418    !,
 1419    [ '~w = '-[Name] ].
 1420var_names([Name1,Name2|T]) -->
 1421    !,
 1422    [ '~w = ~w, '-[Name1, Name2] ],
 1423    var_names([Name2|T]).
 1424
 1425
 1426value(Name, Skel, Subst, Options) -->
 1427    (   { var(Skel), Subst = [Skel=S] }
 1428    ->  { Skel = '$VAR'(Name) },
 1429        [ '~W'-[S, Options] ]
 1430    ;   [ '~W'-[Skel, Options] ],
 1431        substitution(Subst, Options)
 1432    ).
 1433
 1434substitution([], _) --> !.
 1435substitution([N=V|T], Options) -->
 1436    [ ', ', ansi(comment, '% where', []), nl,
 1437      '    ~w = ~W'-[N,V,Options] ],
 1438    substitutions(T, Options).
 1439
 1440substitutions([], _) --> [].
 1441substitutions([N=V|T], Options) -->
 1442    [ ','-[], nl, '    ~w = ~W'-[N,V,Options] ],
 1443    substitutions(T, Options).
 1444
 1445
 1446residuals(Normal-Hidden, Options) -->
 1447    residuals1(Normal, Options),
 1448    bind_res_sep(Normal, Hidden),
 1449    (   {Hidden == []}
 1450    ->  []
 1451    ;   [ansi(comment, '% with pending residual goals', []), nl]
 1452    ),
 1453    residuals1(Hidden, Options).
 1454
 1455residuals1([], _) -->
 1456    [].
 1457residuals1([G|Gs], Options) -->
 1458    (   { Gs \== [] }
 1459    ->  [ '~W,'-[G, Options], nl ],
 1460        residuals1(Gs, Options)
 1461    ;   [ '~W'-[G, Options] ]
 1462    ).
 1463
 1464wfs_residual_program(true, _Options) -->
 1465    !.
 1466wfs_residual_program(Goal, _Options) -->
 1467    { current_prolog_flag(toplevel_list_wfs_residual_program, true),
 1468      '$current_typein_module'(TypeIn),
 1469      (   current_predicate(delays_residual_program/2)
 1470      ->  true
 1471      ;   use_module(library(wfs), [delays_residual_program/2])
 1472      ),
 1473      delays_residual_program(TypeIn:Goal, TypeIn:Program),
 1474      Program \== []
 1475    },
 1476    !,
 1477    [ ansi(comment, '% WFS residual program', []), nl ],
 1478    [ ansi(wfs(residual_program), '~@', ['$messages':list_clauses(Program)]) ].
 1479wfs_residual_program(_, _) --> [].
 1480
 1481delays(true, _Options) -->
 1482    !.
 1483delays(Goal, Options) -->
 1484    { current_prolog_flag(toplevel_list_wfs_residual_program, true)
 1485    },
 1486    !,
 1487    [ ansi(truth(undefined), '~W', [Goal, Options]) ].
 1488delays(_, _Options) -->
 1489    [ ansi(truth(undefined), undefined, []) ].
 1490
 1491:- public list_clauses/1. 1492
 1493list_clauses([]).
 1494list_clauses([H|T]) :-
 1495    (   system_undefined(H)
 1496    ->  true
 1497    ;   portray_clause(user_output, H, [indent(4)])
 1498    ),
 1499    list_clauses(T).
 1500
 1501system_undefined((undefined :- tnot(undefined))).
 1502system_undefined((answer_count_restraint :- tnot(answer_count_restraint))).
 1503system_undefined((radial_restraint :- tnot(radial_restraint))).
 1504
 1505bind_res_sep(_, []) --> !.
 1506bind_res_sep(_, []-[]) --> !.
 1507bind_res_sep([], _) --> !.
 1508bind_res_sep(_, _) --> [','-[], nl].
 1509
 1510bind_delays_sep([], _) --> !.
 1511bind_delays_sep(_, true) --> !.
 1512bind_delays_sep(_, _) --> [','-[], nl].
 1513
 1514extra_line -->
 1515    { current_prolog_flag(toplevel_extra_white_line, true) },
 1516    !,
 1517    ['~N'-[]].
 1518extra_line -->
 1519    [].
 1520
 1521prolog_message(if_tty(Message)) -->
 1522    (   {current_prolog_flag(tty_control, true)}
 1523    ->  [ at_same_line | Message ]
 1524    ;   []
 1525    ).
 1526prolog_message(halt(Reason)) -->
 1527    [ '~w: halt'-[Reason] ].
 1528prolog_message(no_action(Char)) -->
 1529    [ 'Unknown action: ~c (h for help)'-[Char], nl ].
 1530
 1531prolog_message(history(help(Show, Help))) -->
 1532    [ 'History Commands:', nl,
 1533      '    !!.              Repeat last query', nl,
 1534      '    !nr.             Repeat query numbered <nr>', nl,
 1535      '    !str.            Repeat last query starting with <str>', nl,
 1536      '    !?str.           Repeat last query holding <str>', nl,
 1537      '    ^old^new.        Substitute <old> into <new> of last query', nl,
 1538      '    !nr^old^new.     Substitute in query numbered <nr>', nl,
 1539      '    !str^old^new.    Substitute in query starting with <str>', nl,
 1540      '    !?str^old^new.   Substitute in query holding <str>', nl,
 1541      '    ~w.~21|Show history list'-[Show], nl,
 1542      '    ~w.~21|Show this list'-[Help], nl, nl
 1543    ].
 1544prolog_message(history(no_event)) -->
 1545    [ '! No such event' ].
 1546prolog_message(history(bad_substitution)) -->
 1547    [ '! Bad substitution' ].
 1548prolog_message(history(expanded(Event))) -->
 1549    [ '~w.'-[Event] ].
 1550prolog_message(history(history(Events))) -->
 1551    history_events(Events).
 1552
 1553history_events([]) -->
 1554    [].
 1555history_events([Nr/Event|T]) -->
 1556    [ '~t~w   ~8|~W~W'-[ Nr,
 1557                         Event, [partial(true)],
 1558                         '.', [partial(true)]
 1559                       ],
 1560      nl
 1561    ],
 1562    history_events(T).
 user_version_messages(+Terms)//
Helper for the welcome message to print information registered using version/1.
 1570user_version_messages([]) --> [].
 1571user_version_messages([H|T]) -->
 1572    user_version_message(H),
 1573    user_version_messages(T).
 user_version_message(+Term)
 1577user_version_message(Term) -->
 1578    translate_message(Term), !, [nl].
 1579user_version_message(Atom) -->
 1580    [ '~w'-[Atom], nl ].
 1581
 1582
 1583                 /*******************************
 1584                 *       DEBUGGER MESSAGES      *
 1585                 *******************************/
 1586
 1587prolog_message(spy(Head)) -->
 1588    { goal_to_predicate_indicator(Head, Pred)
 1589    },
 1590    [ 'Spy point on ~p'-[Pred] ].
 1591prolog_message(nospy(Head)) -->
 1592    { goal_to_predicate_indicator(Head, Pred)
 1593    },
 1594    [ 'Spy point removed from ~p'-[Pred] ].
 1595prolog_message(trace_mode(OnOff)) -->
 1596    [ 'Trace mode switched to ~w'-[OnOff] ].
 1597prolog_message(debug_mode(OnOff)) -->
 1598    [ 'Debug mode switched to ~w'-[OnOff] ].
 1599prolog_message(debugging(OnOff)) -->
 1600    [ 'Debug mode is ~w'-[OnOff] ].
 1601prolog_message(spying([])) -->
 1602    !,
 1603    [ 'No spy points' ].
 1604prolog_message(spying(Heads)) -->
 1605    [ 'Spy points (see spy/1) on:', nl ],
 1606    predicate_list(Heads).
 1607prolog_message(trace(Head, [])) -->
 1608    !,
 1609    [ '    ' ], goal_predicate(Head), [ ' Not tracing'-[], nl].
 1610prolog_message(trace(Head, Ports)) -->
 1611    { '$member'(Port, Ports), compound(Port),
 1612      !,
 1613      numbervars(Head+Ports, 0, _, [singletons(true)])
 1614    },
 1615    [ '    ~p: ~p'-[Head,Ports] ].
 1616prolog_message(trace(Head, Ports)) -->
 1617    [ '    ' ], goal_predicate(Head), [ ': ~w'-[Ports], nl].
 1618prolog_message(tracing([])) -->
 1619    !,
 1620    [ 'No traced predicates (see trace/1,2)' ].
 1621prolog_message(tracing(Heads)) -->
 1622    [ 'Trace points (see trace/1,2) on:', nl ],
 1623    tracing_list(Heads).
 1624
 1625goal_predicate(Head) -->
 1626    { predicate_property(Head, file(File)),
 1627      predicate_property(Head, line_count(Line)),
 1628      goal_to_predicate_indicator(Head, PI),
 1629      term_string(PI, PIS, [quoted(true)])
 1630    },
 1631    [ url(File:Line, PIS) ].
 1632goal_predicate(Head) -->
 1633    { goal_to_predicate_indicator(Head, PI)
 1634    },
 1635    [ '~p'-[PI] ].
 1636
 1637
 1638predicate_list([]) -->                  % TBD: Share with dwim, etc.
 1639    [].
 1640predicate_list([H|T]) -->
 1641    [ '    ' ], goal_predicate(H), [nl],
 1642    predicate_list(T).
 1643
 1644tracing_list([]) -->
 1645    [].
 1646tracing_list([trace(Head, Ports)|T]) -->
 1647    translate_message(trace(Head, Ports)),
 1648    tracing_list(T).
 1649
 1650% frame(+Frame, +Choice, +Port, +PC) - Print for the debugger.
 1651prolog_message(frame(Frame, _Choice, backtrace, _PC)) -->
 1652    !,
 1653    { prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, level, Level)
 1654    },
 1655    [ ansi(frame(level), '~t[~D] ~10|', [Level]) ],
 1656    frame_context(Frame),
 1657    frame_goal(Frame).
 1658prolog_message(frame(Frame, _Choice, choice, PC)) -->
 1659    !,
 1660    prolog_message(frame(Frame, backtrace, PC)).
 1661prolog_message(frame(_, _Choice, cut_call(_PC), _)) --> !.
 1662prolog_message(frame(Frame, _Choice, Port, _PC)) -->
 1663    frame_flags(Frame),
 1664    port(Port),
 1665    frame_level(Frame),
 1666    frame_context(Frame),
 1667    frame_depth_limit(Port, Frame),
 1668    frame_goal(Frame),
 1669    [ flush ].
 1670
 1671% frame(:Goal, +Trace)		- Print for trace/2
 1672prolog_message(frame(Goal, trace(Port))) -->
 1673    !,
 1674    thread_context,
 1675    [ ' T ' ],
 1676    port(Port),
 1677    goal(Goal).
 1678prolog_message(frame(Goal, trace(Port, Id))) -->
 1679    !,
 1680    thread_context,
 1681    [ ' T ' ],
 1682    port(Port, Id),
 1683    goal(Goal).
 1684
 1685frame_goal(Frame) -->
 1686    { prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, goal, Goal)
 1687    },
 1688    goal(Goal).
 1689
 1690goal(Goal0) -->
 1691    { clean_goal(Goal0, Goal),
 1692      current_prolog_flag(debugger_write_options, Options)
 1693    },
 1694    [ '~W'-[Goal, Options] ].
 1695
 1696frame_level(Frame) -->
 1697    { prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, level, Level)
 1698    },
 1699    [ '(~D) '-[Level] ].
 1700
 1701frame_context(Frame) -->
 1702    (   { current_prolog_flag(debugger_show_context, true),
 1703          prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, context_module, Context)
 1704        }
 1705    ->  [ '[~w] '-[Context] ]
 1706    ;   []
 1707    ).
 1708
 1709frame_depth_limit(fail, Frame) -->
 1710    { prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, depth_limit_exceeded, true)
 1711    },
 1712    !,
 1713    [ '[depth-limit exceeded] ' ].
 1714frame_depth_limit(_, _) -->
 1715    [].
 1716
 1717frame_flags(Frame) -->
 1718    { prolog_frame_attribute(Frame, goal, Goal),
 1719      (   predicate_property(Goal, transparent)
 1720      ->  T = '^'
 1721      ;   T = ' '
 1722      ),
 1723      (   predicate_property(Goal, spying)
 1724      ->  S = '*'
 1725      ;   S = ' '
 1726      )
 1727    },
 1728    [ '~w~w '-[T, S] ].
 1729
 1730% trace/1 context handling
 1731port(Port, Dict) -->
 1732    { _{level:Level, start:Time} :< Dict
 1733    },
 1734    (   { Port \== call,
 1735          get_time(Now),
 1736          Passed is (Now - Time)*1000.0
 1737        }
 1738    ->  [ '[~d +~1fms] '-[Level, Passed] ]
 1739    ;   [ '[~d] '-[Level] ]
 1740    ),
 1741    port(Port).
 1742port(Port, _Id-Level) -->
 1743    [ '[~d] '-[Level] ],
 1744    port(Port).
 1745
 1746port(PortTerm) -->
 1747    { functor(PortTerm, Port, _),
 1748      port_name(Port, Name)
 1749    },
 1750    !,
 1751    [ ansi(port(Port), '~w: ', [Name]) ].
 1752
 1753port_name(call,      'Call').
 1754port_name(exit,      'Exit').
 1755port_name(fail,      'Fail').
 1756port_name(redo,      'Redo').
 1757port_name(unify,     'Unify').
 1758port_name(exception, 'Exception').
 1759
 1760clean_goal(M:Goal, Goal) :-
 1761    hidden_module(M),
 1762    !.
 1763clean_goal(M:Goal, Goal) :-
 1764    predicate_property(M:Goal, built_in),
 1765    !.
 1766clean_goal(Goal, Goal).
 1767
 1768
 1769                 /*******************************
 1770                 *        COMPATIBILITY         *
 1771                 *******************************/
 1772
 1773prolog_message(compatibility(renamed(Old, New))) -->
 1774    [ 'The predicate ~p has been renamed to ~p.'-[Old, New], nl,
 1775      'Please update your sources for compatibility with future versions.'
 1776    ].
 1777
 1778
 1779                 /*******************************
 1780                 *            THREADS           *
 1781                 *******************************/
 1782
 1783prolog_message(abnormal_thread_completion(Goal, exception(Ex))) -->
 1784    !,
 1785    [ 'Thread running "~p" died on exception: '-[Goal] ],
 1786    translate_message(Ex).
 1787prolog_message(abnormal_thread_completion(Goal, fail)) -->
 1788    [ 'Thread running "~p" died due to failure'-[Goal] ].
 1789prolog_message(threads_not_died(Running)) -->
 1790    [ 'The following threads wouldn\'t die: ~p'-[Running] ].
 1791
 1792
 1793                 /*******************************
 1794                 *             PACKS            *
 1795                 *******************************/
 1796
 1797prolog_message(pack(attached(Pack, BaseDir))) -->
 1798    [ 'Attached package ~w at ~q'-[Pack, BaseDir] ].
 1799prolog_message(pack(duplicate(Entry, OldDir, Dir))) -->
 1800    [ 'Package ~w already attached at ~q.'-[Entry,OldDir], nl,
 1801      '\tIgnoring version from ~q'- [Dir]
 1802    ].
 1803prolog_message(pack(no_arch(Entry, Arch))) -->
 1804    [ 'Package ~w: no binary for architecture ~w'-[Entry, Arch] ].
 1805
 1806                 /*******************************
 1807                 *             MISC             *
 1808                 *******************************/
 1809
 1810prolog_message(null_byte_in_path(Component)) -->
 1811    [ '0-byte in PATH component: ~p (skipped directory)'-[Component] ].
 1812prolog_message(invalid_tmp_dir(Dir, Reason)) -->
 1813    [ 'Cannot use ~p as temporary file directory: ~w'-[Dir, Reason] ].
 1814prolog_message(ambiguous_stream_pair(Pair)) -->
 1815    [ 'Ambiguous operation on stream pair ~p'-[Pair] ].
 1816prolog_message(backcomp(init_file_moved(FoundFile))) -->
 1817    { absolute_file_name(app_config('init.pl'), InitFile,
 1818                         [ file_errors(fail)
 1819                         ])
 1820    },
 1821    [ 'The location of the config file has moved'-[], nl,
 1822      '  from "~w"'-[FoundFile], nl,
 1823      '  to   "~w"'-[InitFile], nl,
 1824      '  See https://www.swi-prolog.org/modified/config-files.html'-[]
 1825    ].
 1826prolog_message(not_accessed_flags(List)) -->
 1827    [ 'The following Prolog flags have been set but not used:', nl ],
 1828    flags(List).
 1829prolog_message(prolog_flag_invalid_preset(Flag, Preset, _Type, New)) -->
 1830    [ 'Prolog flag ', ansi(code, '~q', Flag), ' has been (re-)created with a type that is \c
 1831       incompatible with its value.', nl,
 1832      'Value updated from ', ansi(code, '~p', [Preset]), ' to default (',
 1833      ansi(code, '~p', [New]), ')'
 1834    ].
 1835
 1836
 1837flags([H|T]) -->
 1838    ['  ', ansi(code, '~q', [H])],
 1839    (   {T == []}
 1840    ->  []
 1841    ;   [nl],
 1842        flags(T)
 1843    ).
 1844
 1845
 1846		 /*******************************
 1847		 *          DEPRECATED		*
 1848		 *******************************/
 1849
 1850deprecated(set_prolog_stack(_Stack,limit)) -->
 1851    [ 'set_prolog_stack/2: limit(Size) sets the combined limit.'-[], nl,
 1852      'See https://www.swi-prolog.org/changes/stack-limit.html'
 1853    ].
 1854deprecated(autoload(TargetModule, File, _M:PI, expansion)) -->
 1855    !,
 1856    [ 'Auto-loading ', ansi(code, '~p', [PI]), ' from ' ],
 1857    load_file(File), [ ' into ' ],
 1858    target_module(TargetModule),
 1859    [ ' is deprecated due to term- or goal-expansion' ].
 1860deprecated(source_search_working_directory(File, _FullFile)) -->
 1861    [ 'Found file ', ansi(code, '~w', [File]),
 1862      ' relative to the current working directory.', nl,
 1863      'This behaviour is deprecated but still supported by', nl,
 1864      'the Prolog flag ',
 1865      ansi(code, source_search_working_directory, []), '.', nl
 1866    ].
 1867
 1868load_file(File) -->
 1869    { file_base_name(File, Base),
 1870      absolute_file_name(library(Base), File, [access(read), file_errors(fail)]),
 1871      file_name_extension(Clean, pl, Base)
 1872    },
 1873    !,
 1874    [ ansi(code, '~p', [library(Clean)]) ].
 1875load_file(File) -->
 1876    [ url(File) ].
 1877
 1878target_module(Module) -->
 1879    { module_property(Module, file(File)) },
 1880    !,
 1881    load_file(File).
 1882target_module(Module) -->
 1883    [ 'module ', ansi(code, '~p', [Module]) ].
 1884
 1885
 1886
 1887		 /*******************************
 1888		 *           TRIPWIRES		*
 1889		 *******************************/
 1890
 1891tripwire_message(max_integer_size, Bytes) -->
 1892    !,
 1893    [ 'Trapped tripwire max_integer_size: big integers and \c
 1894       rationals are limited to ~D bytes'-[Bytes] ].
 1895tripwire_message(Wire, Context) -->
 1896    [ 'Trapped tripwire ~w for '-[Wire] ],
 1897    tripwire_context(Wire, Context).
 1898
 1899tripwire_context(_, ATrie) -->
 1900    { '$is_answer_trie'(ATrie, _),
 1901      !,
 1902      '$tabling':atrie_goal(ATrie, QGoal),
 1903      user_predicate_indicator(QGoal, Goal)
 1904    },
 1905    [ '~p'-[Goal] ].
 1906tripwire_context(_, Ctx) -->
 1907    [ '~p'-[Ctx] ].
 1908
 1909
 1910		 /*******************************
 1911		 *     INTERNATIONALIZATION	*
 1912		 *******************************/
 1913
 1914:- create_prolog_flag(message_language, default, []).
 message_lang(-Lang) is multi
True when Lang is a language id preferred for messages. Starts with the most specific language (e.g., nl_BE) and ends with en.
 1921message_lang(Lang) :-
 1922    current_message_lang(Lang0),
 1923    (   Lang0 == en
 1924    ->  Lang = en
 1925    ;   sub_atom(Lang0, 0, _, _, en_)
 1926    ->  longest_id(Lang0, Lang)
 1927    ;   (   longest_id(Lang0, Lang)
 1928        ;   Lang = en
 1929        )
 1930    ).
 1931
 1932longest_id(Lang, Id) :-
 1933    split_string(Lang, "_-", "", [H|Components]),
 1934    longest_prefix(Components, Taken),
 1935    atomic_list_concat([H|Taken], '_', Id).
 1936
 1937longest_prefix([H|T0], [H|T]) :-
 1938    longest_prefix(T0, T).
 1939longest_prefix(_, []).
 current_message_lang(-Lang) is det
Get the current language for messages.
 1945current_message_lang(Lang) :-
 1946    (   current_prolog_flag(message_language, Lang0),
 1947        Lang0 \== default
 1948    ->  Lang = Lang0
 1949    ;   os_user_lang(Lang0)
 1950    ->  clean_encoding(Lang0, Lang1),
 1951        set_prolog_flag(message_language, Lang1),
 1952        Lang = Lang1
 1953    ;   Lang = en
 1954    ).
 1955
 1956os_user_lang(Lang) :-
 1957    current_prolog_flag(windows, true),
 1958    win_get_user_preferred_ui_languages(name, [Lang|_]).
 1959os_user_lang(Lang) :-
 1960    catch(setlocale(messages, _, ''), _, fail),
 1961    setlocale(messages, Lang, Lang).
 1962os_user_lang(Lang) :-
 1963    getenv('LANG', Lang).
 1964
 1965
 1966clean_encoding(Lang0, Lang) :-
 1967    (   sub_atom(Lang0, A, _, _, '.')
 1968    ->  sub_atom(Lang0, 0, A, _, Lang)
 1969    ;   Lang = Lang0
 1970    ).
 1971
 1972		 /*******************************
 1973		 *          PRIMITIVES		*
 1974		 *******************************/
 1975
 1976code(Term) -->
 1977    code('~p', Term).
 1978
 1979code(Format, Term) -->
 1980    [ ansi(code, Format, [Term]) ].
 1981
 1982
 1983		 /*******************************
 1984		 *        DEFAULT THEME		*
 1985		 *******************************/
 1986
 1987:- public default_theme/2. 1988
 1989default_theme(var,                    [fg(red)]).
 1990default_theme(code,                   [fg(blue)]).
 1991default_theme(comment,                [fg(green)]).
 1992default_theme(warning,                [fg(red)]).
 1993default_theme(error,                  [bold, fg(red)]).
 1994default_theme(truth(false),           [bold, fg(red)]).
 1995default_theme(truth(true),            [bold]).
 1996default_theme(truth(undefined),       [bold, fg(cyan)]).
 1997default_theme(wfs(residual_program),  [fg(cyan)]).
 1998default_theme(frame(level),           [bold]).
 1999default_theme(port(call),             [bold, fg(green)]).
 2000default_theme(port(exit),             [bold, fg(green)]).
 2001default_theme(port(fail),             [bold, fg(red)]).
 2002default_theme(port(redo),             [bold, fg(yellow)]).
 2003default_theme(port(unify),            [bold, fg(blue)]).
 2004default_theme(port(exception),        [bold, fg(magenta)]).
 2005default_theme(message(informational), [fg(green)]).
 2006default_theme(message(information),   [fg(green)]).
 2007default_theme(message(debug(_)),      [fg(blue)]).
 2008default_theme(message(Level),         Attrs) :-
 2009    nonvar(Level),
 2010    default_theme(Level, Attrs).
 2011
 2012
 2013                 /*******************************
 2014                 *      PRINTING MESSAGES       *
 2015                 *******************************/
 2016
 2017:- multifile
 2018    user:message_hook/3,
 2019    prolog:message_prefix_hook/2. 2020:- dynamic
 2021    user:message_hook/3,
 2022    prolog:message_prefix_hook/2. 2023:- thread_local
 2024    user:thread_message_hook/3. 2025:- '$notransact'((user:message_hook/3,
 2026                  prolog:message_prefix_hook/2,
 2027                  user:thread_message_hook/3)).
 print_message(+Kind, +Term)
Print an error message using a term as generated by the exception system.
 2034print_message(Level, _Term) :-
 2035    msg_property(Level, stream(S)),
 2036    stream_property(S, error(true)),
 2037    !.
 2038print_message(Level, Term) :-
 2039    setup_call_cleanup(
 2040        notrace(push_msg(Term, Stack)),
 2041        ignore(print_message_guarded(Level, Term)),
 2042        notrace(pop_msg(Stack))),
 2043    !.
 2044print_message(Level, Term) :-
 2045    (   Level \== silent
 2046    ->  format(user_error, 'Recursive ~w message: ~q~n', [Level, Term]),
 2047        backtrace(20)
 2048    ;   true
 2049    ).
 2050
 2051push_msg(Term, Messages) :-
 2052    nb_current('$inprint_message', Messages),
 2053    !,
 2054    \+ ( '$member'(Msg, Messages),
 2055         Msg =@= Term
 2056       ),
 2057    Stack = [Term|Messages],
 2058    b_setval('$inprint_message', Stack).
 2059push_msg(Term, []) :-
 2060    b_setval('$inprint_message', [Term]).
 2061
 2062pop_msg(Stack) :-
 2063    nb_delete('$inprint_message'),              % delete history
 2064    b_setval('$inprint_message', Stack).
 2065
 2066print_message_guarded(Level, Term) :-
 2067    (   must_print(Level, Term)
 2068    ->  (   translate_message(Term, Lines, [])
 2069        ->  (   nonvar(Term),
 2070                (   notrace(user:thread_message_hook(Term, Level, Lines))
 2071                ->  true
 2072                ;   notrace(user:message_hook(Term, Level, Lines))
 2073                )
 2074            ->  true
 2075            ;   '$inc_message_count'(Level),
 2076                print_system_message(Term, Level, Lines),
 2077                maybe_halt_on_error(Level)
 2078            )
 2079        )
 2080    ;   true
 2081    ).
 2082
 2083maybe_halt_on_error(error) :-
 2084    current_prolog_flag(on_error, halt),
 2085    !,
 2086    halt(1).
 2087maybe_halt_on_error(warning) :-
 2088    current_prolog_flag(on_warning, halt),
 2089    !,
 2090    halt(1).
 2091maybe_halt_on_error(_).
 print_system_message(+Term, +Kind, +Lines)
Print the message if the user did not intecept the message. The first is used for errors and warnings that can be related to source-location. Note that syntax errors have their own source-location and should therefore not be handled this way.
 2101print_system_message(_, silent, _) :- !.
 2102print_system_message(_, informational, _) :-
 2103    current_prolog_flag(verbose, silent),
 2104    !.
 2105print_system_message(_, banner, _) :-
 2106    current_prolog_flag(verbose, silent),
 2107    !.
 2108print_system_message(_, _, []) :- !.
 2109print_system_message(Term, Kind, Lines) :-
 2110    catch(flush_output(user_output), _, true),      % may not exist
 2111    source_location(File, Line),
 2112    Term \= error(syntax_error(_), _),
 2113    msg_property(Kind, location_prefix(File:Line, LocPrefix, LinePrefix)),
 2114    !,
 2115    to_list(LocPrefix, LocPrefixL),
 2116    insert_prefix(Lines, LinePrefix, Ctx, PrefixLines),
 2117    '$append'([ [begin(Kind, Ctx)],
 2118                LocPrefixL,
 2119                [nl],
 2120                PrefixLines,
 2121                [end(Ctx)]
 2122              ],
 2123              AllLines),
 2124    msg_property(Kind, stream(Stream)),
 2125    ignore(stream_property(Stream, position(Pos))),
 2126    print_message_lines(Stream, AllLines),
 2127    (   \+ stream_property(Stream, position(Pos)),
 2128        msg_property(Kind, wait(Wait)),
 2129        Wait > 0
 2130    ->  sleep(Wait)
 2131    ;   true
 2132    ).
 2133print_system_message(_, Kind, Lines) :-
 2134    msg_property(Kind, stream(Stream)),
 2135    print_message_lines(Stream, kind(Kind), Lines).
 2136
 2137to_list(ListIn, List) :-
 2138    is_list(ListIn),
 2139    !,
 2140    List = ListIn.
 2141to_list(NonList, [NonList]).
 2142
 2143:- multifile
 2144    user:message_property/2. 2145
 2146msg_property(Kind, Property) :-
 2147    notrace(user:message_property(Kind, Property)),
 2148    !.
 2149msg_property(Kind, prefix(Prefix)) :-
 2150    msg_prefix(Kind, Prefix),
 2151    !.
 2152msg_property(_, prefix('~N')) :- !.
 2153msg_property(query, stream(user_output)) :- !.
 2154msg_property(_, stream(user_error)) :- !.
 2155msg_property(error, tag('ERROR')).
 2156msg_property(warning, tag('Warning')).
 2157msg_property(Level,
 2158             location_prefix(File:Line,
 2159                             ['~N~w: '-[Tag], url(File:Line), ':'],
 2160                             '~N~w:    '-[Tag])) :-
 2161    include_msg_location(Level),
 2162    msg_property(Level, tag(Tag)).
 2163msg_property(error,   wait(0.1)) :- !.
 2164
 2165include_msg_location(warning).
 2166include_msg_location(error).
 2167
 2168msg_prefix(debug(_), Prefix) :-
 2169    msg_context('~N% ', Prefix).
 2170msg_prefix(Level, Prefix) :-
 2171    msg_property(Level, tag(Tag)),
 2172    atomics_to_string(['~N', Tag, ': '], Prefix0),
 2173    msg_context(Prefix0, Prefix).
 2174msg_prefix(informational, '~N% ').
 2175msg_prefix(information,   '~N% ').
 msg_context(+Prefix0, -Prefix) is det
Add contextual information to a message. This uses the Prolog flag message_context. Recognised context terms are:

In addition, the hook message_prefix_hook/2 is called that allows for additional context information.

 2189msg_context(Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2190    current_prolog_flag(message_context, Context),
 2191    is_list(Context),
 2192    !,
 2193    add_message_context(Context, Prefix0, Prefix).
 2194msg_context(Prefix, Prefix).
 2195
 2196add_message_context([], Prefix, Prefix).
 2197add_message_context([H|T], Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2198    (   add_message_context1(H, Prefix0, Prefix1)
 2199    ->  true
 2200    ;   Prefix1 = Prefix0
 2201    ),
 2202    add_message_context(T, Prefix1, Prefix).
 2203
 2204add_message_context1(Context, Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2205    prolog:message_prefix_hook(Context, Extra),
 2206    atomics_to_string([Prefix0, Extra, ' '], Prefix).
 2207add_message_context1(time, Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2208    get_time(Now),
 2209    format_time(string(S), '%T.%3f ', Now),
 2210    string_concat(Prefix0, S, Prefix).
 2211add_message_context1(time(Format), Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2212    get_time(Now),
 2213    format_time(string(S), Format, Now),
 2214    atomics_to_string([Prefix0, S, ' '], Prefix).
 2215add_message_context1(thread, Prefix0, Prefix) :-
 2216    thread_self(Id0),
 2217    Id0 \== main,
 2218    !,
 2219    (   atom(Id0)
 2220    ->  Id = Id0
 2221    ;   thread_property(Id0, id(Id))
 2222    ),
 2223    format(string(Prefix), '~w[Thread ~w] ', [Prefix0, Id]).
 print_message_lines(+Stream, +PrefixOrKind, +Lines)
Quintus compatibility predicate to print message lines using a prefix.
 2230print_message_lines(Stream, kind(Kind), Lines) :-
 2231    !,
 2232    msg_property(Kind, prefix(Prefix)),
 2233    insert_prefix(Lines, Prefix, Ctx, PrefixLines),
 2234    '$append'([ begin(Kind, Ctx)
 2235              | PrefixLines
 2236              ],
 2237              [ end(Ctx)
 2238              ],
 2239              AllLines),
 2240    print_message_lines(Stream, AllLines).
 2241print_message_lines(Stream, Prefix, Lines) :-
 2242    insert_prefix(Lines, Prefix, _, PrefixLines),
 2243    print_message_lines(Stream, PrefixLines).
 insert_prefix(+Lines, +Prefix, +Ctx, -PrefixedLines)
 2247insert_prefix([at_same_line|Lines0], Prefix, Ctx, Lines) :-
 2248    !,
 2249    prefix_nl(Lines0, Prefix, Ctx, Lines).
 2250insert_prefix(Lines0, Prefix, Ctx, [prefix(Prefix)|Lines]) :-
 2251    prefix_nl(Lines0, Prefix, Ctx, Lines).
 2252
 2253prefix_nl([], _, _, [nl]).
 2254prefix_nl([nl], _, _, [nl]) :- !.
 2255prefix_nl([flush], _, _, [flush]) :- !.
 2256prefix_nl([nl|T0], Prefix, Ctx, [nl, prefix(Prefix)|T]) :-
 2257    !,
 2258    prefix_nl(T0, Prefix, Ctx, T).
 2259prefix_nl([ansi(Attrs,Fmt,Args)|T0], Prefix, Ctx,
 2260          [ansi(Attrs,Fmt,Args,Ctx)|T]) :-
 2261    !,
 2262    prefix_nl(T0, Prefix, Ctx, T).
 2263prefix_nl([H|T0], Prefix, Ctx, [H|T]) :-
 2264    prefix_nl(T0, Prefix, Ctx, T).
 print_message_lines(+Stream, +Lines)
 2268print_message_lines(Stream, Lines) :-
 2269    with_output_to(
 2270        Stream,
 2271        notrace(print_message_lines_guarded(current_output, Lines))).
 2272
 2273print_message_lines_guarded(_, []) :- !.
 2274print_message_lines_guarded(S, [H|T]) :-
 2275    line_element(S, H),
 2276    print_message_lines_guarded(S, T).
 2277
 2278line_element(S, E) :-
 2279    prolog:message_line_element(S, E),
 2280    !.
 2281line_element(S, full_stop) :-
 2282    !,
 2283    '$put_token'(S, '.').           % insert space if needed.
 2284line_element(S, nl) :-
 2285    !,
 2286    nl(S).
 2287line_element(S, prefix(Fmt-Args)) :-
 2288    !,
 2289    safe_format(S, Fmt, Args).
 2290line_element(S, prefix(Fmt)) :-
 2291    !,
 2292    safe_format(S, Fmt, []).
 2293line_element(S, flush) :-
 2294    !,
 2295    flush_output(S).
 2296line_element(S, Fmt-Args) :-
 2297    !,
 2298    safe_format(S, Fmt, Args).
 2299line_element(S, ansi(_, Fmt, Args)) :-
 2300    !,
 2301    safe_format(S, Fmt, Args).
 2302line_element(S, ansi(_, Fmt, Args, _Ctx)) :-
 2303    !,
 2304    safe_format(S, Fmt, Args).
 2305line_element(S, url(URL)) :-
 2306    !,
 2307    print_link(S, URL).
 2308line_element(S, url(_URL, Fmt-Args)) :-
 2309    !,
 2310    safe_format(S, Fmt, Args).
 2311line_element(S, url(_URL, Fmt)) :-
 2312    !,
 2313    safe_format(S, Fmt, []).
 2314line_element(_, begin(_Level, _Ctx)) :- !.
 2315line_element(_, end(_Ctx)) :- !.
 2316line_element(S, Fmt) :-
 2317    safe_format(S, Fmt, []).
 2318
 2319print_link(S, File:Line:Column) :-
 2320    !,
 2321    safe_format(S, '~w:~d:~d', [File, Line, Column]).
 2322print_link(S, File:Line) :-
 2323    !,
 2324    safe_format(S, '~w:~d', [File, Line]).
 2325print_link(S, File) :-
 2326    safe_format(S, '~w', [File]).
 safe_format(+Stream, +Format, +Args) is det
 2330safe_format(S, Fmt, Args) :-
 2331    E = error(_,_),
 2332    catch(format(S,Fmt,Args), E,
 2333          format_failed(S,Fmt,Args,E)).
 2334
 2335format_failed(S, _Fmt, _Args, E) :-
 2336    stream_property(S, error(true)),
 2337    !,
 2338    throw(E).
 2339format_failed(S, Fmt, Args, error(E,_)) :-
 2340    format(S, '~N    [[ EXCEPTION while printing message ~q~n\c
 2341                        ~7|with arguments ~W:~n\c
 2342                        ~7|raised: ~W~n~4|]]~n',
 2343           [ Fmt,
 2344             Args, [quoted(true), max_depth(10)],
 2345             E, [quoted(true), max_depth(10)]
 2346           ]).
 message_to_string(+Term, -String)
Translate an error term into a string
 2352message_to_string(Term, Str) :-
 2353    translate_message(Term, Actions, []),
 2354    !,
 2355    actions_to_format(Actions, Fmt, Args),
 2356    format(string(Str), Fmt, Args).
 2357
 2358actions_to_format([], '', []) :- !.
 2359actions_to_format([nl], '', []) :- !.
 2360actions_to_format([Term, nl], Fmt, Args) :-
 2361    !,
 2362    actions_to_format([Term], Fmt, Args).
 2363actions_to_format([nl|T], Fmt, Args) :-
 2364    !,
 2365    actions_to_format(T, Fmt0, Args),
 2366    atom_concat('~n', Fmt0, Fmt).
 2367actions_to_format([ansi(_Attrs, Fmt0, Args0)|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2368    !,
 2369    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args1),
 2370    atom_concat(Fmt0, Fmt1, Fmt),
 2371    append_args(Args0, Args1, Args).
 2372actions_to_format([url(Pos)|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2373    !,
 2374    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args1),
 2375    url_actions_to_format(url(Pos), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args).
 2376actions_to_format([url(URL, Label)|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2377    !,
 2378    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args1),
 2379    url_actions_to_format(url(URL, Label), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args).
 2380actions_to_format([Fmt0-Args0|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2381    !,
 2382    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args1),
 2383    atom_concat(Fmt0, Fmt1, Fmt),
 2384    append_args(Args0, Args1, Args).
 2385actions_to_format([Skip|T], Fmt, Args) :-
 2386    action_skip(Skip),
 2387    !,
 2388    actions_to_format(T, Fmt, Args).
 2389actions_to_format([Term|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2390    atomic(Term),
 2391    !,
 2392    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args),
 2393    atom_concat(Term, Fmt1, Fmt).
 2394actions_to_format([Term|Tail], Fmt, Args) :-
 2395    actions_to_format(Tail, Fmt1, Args1),
 2396    atom_concat('~w', Fmt1, Fmt),
 2397    append_args([Term], Args1, Args).
 2398
 2399action_skip(at_same_line).
 2400action_skip(flush).
 2401action_skip(begin(_Level, _Ctx)).
 2402action_skip(end(_Ctx)).
 2403
 2404url_actions_to_format(url(File:Line:Column), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args) :-
 2405    !,
 2406    atom_concat('~w:~d:~d', Fmt1, Fmt),
 2407    append_args([File,Line,Column], Args1, Args).
 2408url_actions_to_format(url(File:Line), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args) :-
 2409    !,
 2410    atom_concat('~w:~d', Fmt1, Fmt),
 2411    append_args([File,Line], Args1, Args).
 2412url_actions_to_format(url(File), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args) :-
 2413    !,
 2414    atom_concat('~w', Fmt1, Fmt),
 2415    append_args([File], Args1, Args).
 2416url_actions_to_format(url(_URL, Label), Fmt1, Args1, Fmt, Args) :-
 2417    !,
 2418    atom_concat('~w', Fmt1, Fmt),
 2419    append_args([Label], Args1, Args).
 2420
 2421
 2422append_args(M:Args0, Args1, M:Args) :-
 2423    !,
 2424    strip_module(Args1, _, A1),
 2425    to_list(Args0, Args01),
 2426    '$append'(Args01, A1, Args).
 2427append_args(Args0, Args1, Args) :-
 2428    strip_module(Args1, _, A1),
 2429    to_list(Args0, Args01),
 2430    '$append'(Args01, A1, Args).
 2431
 2432                 /*******************************
 2433                 *    MESSAGES TO PRINT ONCE    *
 2434                 *******************************/
 2435
 2436:- dynamic
 2437    printed/2.
 print_once(Message, Level)
True for messages that must be printed only once.
 2443print_once(compatibility(_), _).
 2444print_once(null_byte_in_path(_), _).
 2445print_once(deprecated(_), _).
 must_print(+Level, +Message)
True if the message must be printed.
 2451must_print(Level, Message) :-
 2452    nonvar(Message),
 2453    print_once(Message, Level),
 2454    !,
 2455    \+ printed(Message, Level),
 2456    assert(printed(Message, Level)).
 2457must_print(_, _)