love.filesystem.load() doesn't catch syntax errors?

[NetherGranite]

loadfile() catches syntax errors, but love.filesystem.load() does not, meaning that calls to it have to be wrapped in pcall or xpcall if you are not sure whether the file you are loading is error-free. Is this intentional? I assumed love.filesystem.load() would use loadfile() internally, just with the added functionality of searching for the file in more places; am I wrong?

[zorg]

According to the code, love.filesystem.load should indeed catch most errors: https://bitbucket.org/rude/love/src/992 ... #lines-604

(Also, it uses PhysFS under the hood, like the rest of love.filesystem)

Maybe give us a testcase where it fails for you?

[NetherGranite]

Maybe give us a testcase where it fails for you?

main.lua:

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love.filesystem.load("file.lua")

file.lua:

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a

Running this project throws this error:

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Error

main.lua:1: Syntax error: file.lua:2: '=' expected near '<eof>'



Traceback

[C]: in function 'load'
main.lua:1: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

[NetherGranite]

Is bumping this thread appropriate?

[grump]

main.lua:

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love.filesystem.load("file.lua")

file.lua:

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a

Running this project throws this error:

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Error

main.lua:1: Syntax error: file.lua:2: '=' expected near '<eof>'



Traceback

[C]: in function 'load'
main.lua:1: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
[C]: in function 'xpcall'

There is probably an error, but you're not doing anything with that information. Try

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assert(love.filesystem.load("file.lua"))

If load returns nil, it also returns an error message.