Re: [sdcc-devel] Patch 887171

[Erik P. <epe...@iv...>]

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Maarten Brock wrote:

> Stas Sergeev proposed in patch 887171 to remove the error message about 
> code not generated due to other previous errors during compilation. 
> Apparently het gets so many of them it fills his screen and he cannot 
> see the original error.
> 
> I wanted to change it to a warning which is suppressable. But his 
> argument is: since it is caused by another error the code cannot 
> reliably run anyway so what's the point of keeping the error message.
> 
> So now I put this before you:
> 
> Who wants the error message removed?
> Who prefers it to be a warning?
> Who wants it to stay?

I realize that this has already been implemented at this point, but I'd
like to be on record as supporting the removal of the error message. I
personally have found that the message needlessly complicates scripts
and/or IDEs that have to process the compiler's output.

  Erik