3 files changed, 25 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/syntax_tools/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/syntax_tools/doc/src/notes.xml
index 8384af53b0..b0f11bb243 100644
--- a/lib/syntax_tools/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/syntax_tools/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@
   <p>This document describes the changes made to the Syntax_Tools
     application.</p>
 
+<section><title>Syntax_Tools 1.6.17</title>
+
+    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+      <list>
+        <item>
+          <p>
+	    Teach Maps to erl_syntax</p>
+          <p>
+	    Affected functions: <list>
+	    <item>erl_syntax:abstract/1</item>
+	    <item>erl_syntax:concrete/1</item>
+	    <item>erl_syntax:is_leaf/1</item>
+	    <item>erl_syntax:is_literal/1</item> </list></p>
+          <p>
+	    Own Id: OTP-12265</p>
+        </item>
+      </list>
+    </section>
+
+</section>
+
 <section><title>Syntax_Tools 1.6.16</title>
 
     <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/lib/syntax_tools/src/epp_dodger.erl b/lib/syntax_tools/src/epp_dodger.erl
index 7e12eab1b5..3ca7a8197e 100644
--- a/lib/syntax_tools/src/epp_dodger.erl
+++ b/lib/syntax_tools/src/epp_dodger.erl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 %% This is a so-called Erlang I/O ErrorInfo structure; see the {@link
 %% //stdlib/io} module for details.
 
--type errorinfo() :: term(). % {integer(), atom(), term()}.
+-type errorinfo() :: {integer(), atom(), term()}.
 
 -type option() :: atom() | {atom(), term()}.
 
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ do_parse_file(DefEncoding, File, Parser, Options) ->
             try Parser(Dev, 1, Options)
             after ok = file:close(Dev)
 	    end;
-        {error, _} = Error ->
-            Error
+        {error, Error} ->
+            {error, {0, file, Error}}  % defer to file:format_error/1
     end.
 
 find_invalid_unicode([H|T]) ->
diff --git a/lib/syntax_tools/vsn.mk b/lib/syntax_tools/vsn.mk
index 6a80734f83..673362d01d 100644
--- a/lib/syntax_tools/vsn.mk
+++ b/lib/syntax_tools/vsn.mk
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SYNTAX_TOOLS_VSN = 1.6.16
+SYNTAX_TOOLS_VSN = 1.6.17