1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/GF/Compile/ShellState.hs b/src/GF/Compile/ShellState.hs
index abda01100..8db6aa789 100644
--- a/src/GF/Compile/ShellState.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Compile/ShellState.hs
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ updateShellState opts mcnc sh ((_,sgr,gr),rts) = do
     Just a -> do
       -- test that abstract is compatible --- unsafe exception for old? 
       --- if True oElem showOld opts then return () else
-      testErr (maybe True (a==) a') ("expected abstract" +++ P.prt a) 
+      case a' of
+        Nothing -> return ()
+        Just b -> testErr (a==b) ("expected abstract" +++ P.prt a +++ "but found " +++ P.prt b) 
       return $ Just a
     _ -> return a'
   let cgr = filterAbstracts abstr0 cgr0
@@ -185,6 +187,20 @@ prShellStateInfo sh = unlines [
   "global options :   " +++ prOpts (gloptions sh)
   ]
 
+{- ---- should be called from IOGrammar *before* compiling
+testSameAbstract :: ShellState -> Maybe Ident -> Err (Maybe Ident)
+testSameAbstract sh mcnc = do
+  abstr0 <- case abstract sh of
+    Just a -> do
+      -- test that abstract is compatible --- unsafe exception for old? 
+      --- if True oElem showOld opts then return () else
+      case a' of
+        Nothing -> return ()
+        Just b -> testErr (a==b) ("expected abstract" +++ P.prt a +++ "but found " +++ P.prt b) 
+      return $ Just a
+    _ -> return a'
+-}
+
 abstractName sh = maybe "(none)" P.prt (abstract sh)
 
 -- | throw away those abstracts that are not needed --- could be more aggressive