From 612e14b4b40098cdbb16a0567cb357944337c772 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Given <dg@cowlark.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:25:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improve confusing error message when calling function
 procedures from a top-level statement.

Fixes: #30
---
 lang/m2/comp/walk.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lang/m2/comp/walk.c b/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
index b51316802..b36dbc8f0 100644
--- a/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
+++ b/lang/m2/comp/walk.c
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ label exit_label;
 				assert(nd == nd1);
 				if (nd->nd_type != 0)
 				{
-					node_error(nd, "procedure call expected instead of function call");
+					node_error(nd, "only proper procedures can be called from top-level "
+						"statement; this is a function procedure");
 					break;
 				}
 				CodeCall(nd);