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Re: Linewrapping default for error messages set to $COLUMNS

> >>>>> "Mathias" == Mathias Fröhlich <Mathias.Froehlich@web.de> writes:
>
>   Mathias> I think it is usefull to wrap lines at getenv ("COLUMNS")
>   Mathias> characters instead of using 80 as default.
> 
> Isn't this what the -fmessage-length=N does?
Yes, you can call gcc with -fmessage-length=$COLUMNS.

But I think, that using the value of $COLUMNS as a default makes much more 
sense then simply using 80. If it's that simple to have a better value than a 
fixed one, why not using this?

  Regards

     Mathias Fröhlich

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Mathias Fröhlich, e-mail: Mathias.Froehlich@web.de
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