[Bug c/31983] Add option to gcc to display specific language manual section reference for error/warning encountered.

["manu at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Comment #3 from manu at gcc dot gnu dot org  2007-05-18 14:16 -------
I see several reasons for not doing this:

1) External tools expect the current output format. Your proposal will break
that.
2) Standards are not freely distributable, thus they are not widely available.
3) Getting the extra text (testcases, examples, etc) right seems even more
complex than getting the original message right.
4) Given the effort-benefit ratio, I don't see many GCC developers jumping into
this.

Nevertheless, as Andrew points out, we would rather correct cryptic
diagnostics. Whenever you find one, you could open a bug report for it. We
already have similar bug reports (see PR 29062).

Finally, if you still think it is worth it, you could implement it yourself as
a wrapper to the output of GCC (similar to how colorgcc [*] works). Parse the
output of GCC, match diagnostic messages, and depending on the matched message,
write whatever text you think would be appropriate. Much easier than hacking
GCC itself and it will give an idea on how difficult the task actually is and
how many people would be actually interested on it.

[*] http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/colorgcc.html


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