2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/parser.l b/parser.l
index 6d6fca08..087a3db4 100644
--- a/parser.l
+++ b/parser.l
@@ -108,8 +108,13 @@ void yyerrorf(scanner_t *scanner, val fmt, ...)
   if (opt_loglevel >= 1) {
     va_list vl;
     va_start (vl, fmt);
-    format(std_error, lit("~a: (~a:~a): "), prog_string,
-           parser->name, num(parser->lineno), nao);
+    if (opt_compat && opt_compat <= 114)
+      format(std_error, lit("~a: (~a:~a): "), prog_string,
+             parser->name, num(parser->lineno), nao);
+    else
+      format(std_error, lit("~a:~a: "),
+             parser->name, num(parser->lineno), nao);
+
     vformat(std_error, fmt, vl);
     put_char(chr('\n'), std_error);
     va_end (vl);
diff --git a/txr.1 b/txr.1
index b4d0754d..1ebee7c4 100644
--- a/txr.1
+++ b/txr.1
@@ -33265,6 +33265,16 @@ is given an argument which is equal or lower. For instance
 .code -C 103
 selects the behaviors described below for version 105, but not those for 102.
 
+.IP 114
+\*(TX until version 114 reported parse errors in this format:
+
+.cblk
+  ./txr: (file.txr:123): syntax error
+.cble
+
+The new format omits the program name prefix and parentheses.
+
+
 .IP 113
 Version 113 is the last version in which the
 .codn stat ,