From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Steve Kargl Newsgroups: gmane.comp.gcc.fortran,gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs and GFortran Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:23:12 -0800 Message-ID: <20061031042312.GA10500@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <45462048.8020102@net-b.de> <20061030161402.15694.qmail@web81209.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <19c433eb0610300818g453bba53m241df66d86493e88@mail.gmail.com> <20061031024656.GA10094@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1162268742 24867 80.91.229.2 (31 Oct 2006 04:25:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:25:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Fran?ois-Xavier Coudert , Bud Davis , Tobias Burnus , fortran@gcc.gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: fortran-return-15335-gcgf-fortran=m.gmane.org@gcc.gnu.org Tue Oct 31 05:25:34 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcgf-fortran@gmane.org Original-Received: from sourceware.org ([209.132.176.174]) by ciao.gmane.org with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GelBq-0000US-QS for gcgf-fortran@gmane.org; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:25:31 +0100 Original-Received: (qmail 30347 invoked by alias); 31 Oct 2006 04:25:27 -0000 Original-Received: (qmail 30332 invoked by uid 22791); 31 Oct 2006 04:25:26 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Original-Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (HELO troutmask.apl.washington.edu) (128.208.78.105) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:25:24 +0000 Original-Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (localhost.apl.washington.edu [127.0.0.1]) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9V4NIms010645; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:23:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Original-Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id k9V4NCsk010644; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:23:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk) Original-To: Miles Bader Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact fortran-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Original-Sender: fortran-owner@gcc.gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.gcc.fortran:15305 gmane.emacs.devel:61457 Archived-At: On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 12:49:09PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > Steve Kargl writes: > >> > Frankly, I strongly prefer the current error formating. > > > > I agree with FX. > > So, _every single detail_ of the current error message format is sacred? Of course not! OTOH, with so little time and so few people working of making gfortran actuallyi work as a compiler, these little suggest are way of the radar. > What's being suggested is a fairly minor change -- the bulk of the error > messages would remain exactly the same. You apparently have never looked at the source code or the gfortran testsuite. You underestimate the impact of your demand. > [Surely you recognize the worth of such standardization?] Don't be condescending! I've spent the last 3 to 4 years fixing gfortran either through my own patches or reviewing the patches of others. > > Are you aware that gfortran can report errors that span multiple lines? > > All we want is enough information to get close; the first line will do > in such cases. You have the source code. Get a copyright assignment. Submit a patch. -- Steve