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Re: Ping Ping Ping: [PATCH] RFA: Add a small indication to warnings that are promoted to errors
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> Michael Matz wrote:
>
>>>> I'd be happy with a variant of your first choice (still prefering
>>>> error: warning: <the message> for simplicity, objecting to
>>>> appending [was warning] or similar stuff).
>>> I couldn't quite parse that, but "error: warning:" just seems like a
>>> sign of confusion on the part of the compiler.
>>
>> People will get used to it, and tools can parse it easily, while appending
>> "[was warning]" seems like a terrible idea.
>
> We can of course agree to disagree. ?Without a controlled test of real
> users we cannot be sure which will be more confusing. ?But, I find it
> likely that when a naive user sees "error: warning: ..." they will be
> unsure whether they are looking at an error or a warning.
I believe I agree with 'error: warning: ' prefix being confusing.
I'm fine with any of [was warning] or, perhaps, [disable with -W]
or [disable with -Wfoobar].
-- Gaby