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Re: [Patch] Java: Prepare for %q, %< and %> in diagnostic messages
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Ranjit Mathew <rmathew at gmail dot com>
- Cc: Java Patches <java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, GCC Patches <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, Per Bothner <per at bothner dot com>, jsm at polyomino dot org dot uk
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:36:04 -0700
- Subject: Re: [Patch] Java: Prepare for %q, %< and %> in diagnostic messages
- References: <39399b9d041004111333277182@mail.gmail.com>
Ranjit Mathew <rmathew@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi,
>
> This patch is a followup to the conversation in:
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/2004-09/threads.html#00143
>
> To summarise, the Java front-end uses vsprintf() to
> format messages before showing them as
> warnings/errors and it seemed non-trivial to convert
> it to the new quoting mechanism.
>
> What I have done here is to use the pretty-printer function
> pp_format_text() and the global diagnostic context
> (global_dc) instead of vsprintf(), so that we can use the
> new quoting mechanism. I tested this with a few
> warning and error messages.
While you're at it, please make the messages be properly translated
(see ABOUT-GCC-NLS in the source tree).
zw