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+# Test script to check that syntax error in reset
+# script is reported properly.
+
+# at91eb40a target
+
+#jtag scan chain
+set _CHIPNAME syntaxtest
+jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf
+
+#target configuration
+set _TARGETNAME [format "%s.cpu" $_CHIPNAME]
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+
+$_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-init {
+
+ syntax error
+}