--- ptl_compile.py	2003-11-11 10:32:21.000000000 -0600
+++ ptl_compile.new.py	2004-01-15 23:02:19.000000000 -0600
@@ -215,19 +215,10 @@
     buf = translate_tokens(buf, filename)
     try:
         return TemplateTransformer().parsesuite(buf)
-    except (parser.ParserError, SyntaxError):
-        # Let Python compiler generate a better error message
-        import __builtin__, sys
-        try:
-            __builtin__.compile(buf, filename, 'exec')
-        except SyntaxError, value:
-            # Python does not use filename in the exception but stupidly
-            # uses "<string>" instead.  Patch it up ourself.
-            lineno = value.lineno
-            offset = value.offset
-            text = value.text
-            raise SyntaxError(str(value), (filename, lineno, offset, text))
-        raise # hmm, the Python compiler didn't raise an exception!?
+    except parser.ParserError, value:
+        raise parser.ParserError(str(value), (filename, value.lineno, value.offset, value.text))
+    except SyntaxError, value:
+        raise SyntaxError(str(value), (filename, value.lineno, value.offset, value.text))
 
 
 PTL_EXT = ".ptl"