# Wrong line number in build script syntax error **URL:** \ **Category:** Old Forum Archive\ **Created:** [August 12, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/wrong-line-number-in-build-script-syntax-error/1548 "2014-08-12T21:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/48db29/32.png) [@Robert1](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Robert1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/wrong-line-number-in-build-script-syntax-error/1548/1 "2014-08-12T21:42:00Z")
A syntax error in my Gradle build script gives the wrong line number (line 148 when the build script only has 7 lines). robert@pferdeapfel:~/hrsn\> gradle FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. - Where: Build file ‘/Users/robert/hrsn/build.gradle’ line: 148 - What went wrong: Could not compile build file ‘/Users/robert/hrsn/build.gradle’. > startup failed: build file ‘/Users/robert/hrsn/build.gradle’: 148: expecting ‘}’, found ‘’ @ line 148, column 1. 1 error - Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. BUILD FAILED Total time: 0.981 secs robert@pferdeapfel:~/hrsn\> wc -l build.gradle 7 build.gradle robert@pferdeapfel:~/hrsn\> gradle --version * * * Gradle 2.0 * * * Build time: 2014-07-01 07:45:34 UTC Build number: none Revision: b6ead6fa452dfdadec484059191eb641d817226c Groovy: 2.3.3 Ant: Apache Ant™ version 1.9.3 compiled on December 23 2013 JVM: 1.7.0\_21 (Oracle Corporation 23.21-b01) OS: Mac OS X 10.8.5 x86\_64 Below is the build script to reproduce the problem: task deploy(type: Copy) { from “file1” // oops, } missing task deployWebtest(type: Copy) { from “file2” } Robert ---
**Author:** ![luke\_daley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/luke_daley/32/9890_2.png) [@luke\_daley](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/luke_daley)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/wrong-line-number-in-build-script-syntax-error/1548/2 "2014-08-13T02:20:00Z")
Hi Robert, This means you have an unclosed { in your buildscript. We are aware of the wrong-line-number problem and are working towards a fix. ---
**Author:** ![Robert1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/48db29/32.png) [@Robert1](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Robert1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/wrong-line-number-in-build-script-syntax-error/1548/3 "2014-08-13T14:36:00Z")
Hi Luke, yes, I fixed my build script before I posted here. I just wanted to let you guys know that the error line number was way off. Glad to read you already knew. Robert