[texhax] parsing the LaTeX log

[Jeroen Wijnhout]

Hi,

Some (La)TeX editors extract errors from the log file, in order to present an 
easy to read list of errors/warnings to the user. However parsing the log 
file isn't easy. Different versions of TeX ( LaTeX, pdfLaTeX, pdfTeX) use 
different ways to write errors to the log file. Also sometimes a piece of the 
source file is printed along with the error (the context), this makes parsing 
a real challenge!

I was sort of wondering if there is a (La)TeX package available that can show 
(La)TeX errors in a standard representation. For example, instead of printing 

! Undefined control sequence.
l.7 \test

to the log file, print:
test.tex:7:"! Undefined control sequence.":"\test"
to a file test.errors.

This would make an automatic error extraction trivial. Is this possible at 
all? What are the tools I can use?

best,
Jeroen

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