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+# Copyright(c) 1986 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc.
+
+# FMT_ERR -- Print the format string on the standard error output, marking
+# the position within the string to which the error refers.
+
+procedure fmt_err (preamble, format, index)
+
+char preamble[ARB], format[ARB]
+int index, ip
+
+begin
+ call putline (STDERR, "(")
+ call putline (STDERR, preamble)
+ call putline (STDERR, "format = \"")
+
+ for (ip=1; ip < index && format[ip] != EOS; ip=ip+1)
+ call putcc (STDERR, format[ip])
+
+ if (format[ip] != EOS) { # mark position of error
+ call putline (STDERR, "<>")
+ for (; format[ip] != EOS; ip=ip+1)
+ call putcc (STDERR, format[ip])
+ }
+ call putline (STDERR, "\")\n")
+end