From 70fe981f4fa66e0590f867519d5cb02c3a31dbf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:28:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Error handling: Trim the `bad escape' message.e

Do not print the whole line, only the next 5 chars (say) - and, also,
not any newlines.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
---
 generate | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/generate b/generate
index 209a1f3..62e915f 100755
--- a/generate
+++ b/generate
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ sub process_input_mk ($$$$) {
 		od $_;
 		$_ = '';
 	    } else {
-		err "bad &-escape \`$$esclitr$_'";
+		m{^.{0,5}};
+		err "bad &-escape \`$$esclitr$&'";
 	    }
 	}
 	if (defined $buffering_output) {
-- 
2.30.2