2 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/tafreader.cpp b/src/tafreader.cpp
index c5ef8cc..2918454 100644
--- a/src/tafreader.cpp
+++ b/src/tafreader.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using namespace Bu;
 Bu::TafReader::TafReader( Bu::Stream &sIn ) :
         c( 0 ),
         sIn( sIn ),
-        iLine( 1 ), iCol( 1 )
+        iLine( 1 ), iCol( -1 )
 {
         next(); next();
 }
@@ -29,18 +29,21 @@ Bu::TafGroup *Bu::TafReader::readGroup()
 {
         ws();
         if( c != '{' )
-                throw TafException("Expected '{' at %d:%d.", iLine, iCol );
+                throw TafException("%d:%d: Expected '{' got '%c'.", iLine, iCol, c );
         next();
         ws();
         FString sName = readStr();
         TafGroup *pGroup = new TafGroup( sName );
+        ws();
+        if( c != ':' )
+                throw TafException("%d:%d: Expected ':' got '%c'.", iLine, iCol, c );
         next();
         //printf("Node[%s]:\n", sName.getStr() );
 
         groupContent( pGroup );
 
         if( c != '}' )
-                throw TafException("Expected '}' at %d:%d.", iLine, iCol );
+                throw TafException("%d:%d: Expected '}' got '%c'.", iLine, iCol, c );
 
         //next();
 
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ void Bu::TafReader::groupContent( Bu::TafGroup *pGroup )
                 else if( c == '/' && la == '/' )
                         pGroup->addChild( readComment( true ) );
                 else if( c == ':' )
-                        throw TafException("Encountered stray ':' in taf stream at %d:%d.", iLine, iCol );
+                        throw TafException("%d:%d: Encountered stray ':' in taf stream.",
+                                iLine, iCol );
                 else
                         pGroup->addChild( readProperty() );
         }
@@ -154,7 +158,8 @@ Bu::FString Bu::TafReader::readStr()
                                 else if( c == 't' )
                                         c = '\t';
                                 else
-                                        throw TafException("Invalid escape sequence at %d:%d.", iLine, iCol );
+                                        throw TafException("%d:%d: Invalid escape sequence '\\%c'.",
+                                                iLine, iCol, c );
                         }
                         else if( c == '"' )
                                 break;
@@ -195,6 +200,7 @@ bool Bu::TafReader::isws()
 
 void Bu::TafReader::next()
 {
+        printf("%d:%d: read '%c' (%d)\n", iLine, iCol, c, c );
         if( c == '\n' )
         {
                 iLine++;
diff --git a/test.taf b/test.taf
index 2c6edcc..cc45a4b 100644
--- a/test.taf
+++ b/test.taf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{test:
+{"test":
         {repo:
                 url = "http://svn.xagasoft.com/libbu++"
                 name = libbu++