Re: Is there a reason why iinvalid-read-syntax doesn't give me the location of the error?

[Michael Heerdegen]

ndame <emacsuser@freemail.hu> writes:

> I wonder why the error message doesn't give me the location of the
> error like scan-error. I have to bisect the file to find the bad part.

I don't have the answer to your question, only a workaround: turn on
debug-on-error and eval.  When the debugger pops up, switch to the
source code buffer.  Point will be likely near the problem (AFAICT
`read' just leaves point where it gave up).

Michael.