[antlr-interest] unable to run or debug grammar in antlrworks 1.4 on Windows XP

[Sheila M. Morrissey]

I am having the same problem with the following configuration:
ANTLR Version: 3.2 Sep 23, 2009 12:02:23
ANTLRWorks (GUI) Version: 1.4
StringTemplate Version: 3.2.1
Operating System: Windows XP
Java Version: 1.6.0_17-b04

If I try to generate code, I get the following error message:
[13:50:30] error(1):  cannot write file Expr.tokens: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\C:\ExprParser.java (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:179)
java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:131)
java.io.FileWriter.<init>(FileWriter.java:73)
org.antlr.Tool.getOutputFile(Tool.java:854)
org.antlr.codegen.CodeGenerator.write(CodeGenerator.java:1277)
org.antlr.codegen.Target.genRecognizerFile(Target.java:94)
org.antlr.codegen.CodeGenerator.genRecognizer(CodeGenerator.java:466)
org.antlr.Tool.generateRecognizer(Tool.java:641)
org.antlr.Tool.process(Tool.java:454)
org.antlr.works.generate.CodeGenerate.generate(CodeGenerate.java:104)
org.antlr.works.generate.CodeGenerate.run(CodeGenerate.java:185)
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
[13:50:30] error(1):  cannot write file Expr__.g: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\C:\Expr__.g (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:179)
java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:131)
java.io.FileWriter.<init>(FileWriter.java:73)
org.antlr.Tool.getOutputFile(Tool.java:854)
org.antlr.Tool.process(Tool.java:480)
org.antlr.works.generate.CodeGenerate.generate(CodeGenerate.java:104)
org.antlr.works.generate.CodeGenerate.run(CodeGenerate.java:185)
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

No setting in preferences menu (or regedit hacks) seems to stop antlworks from injecting that extra c:\ in the output directory path.



Sheila M. Morrissey
Senior Research Developer
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sheila.morrissey at ithaka.org<mailto:john.meyer at ithaka.org>

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