[Bug c++/14912] Do not print default template arguments in error messages

[gdr at integrable-solutions dot net]

------- Additional Comments From gdr at integrable-solutions dot net  2005-03-26 04:13 -------
Subject: Re:  Do not print default template arguments in error messages

"dave at boost-consulting dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

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| Please, I'm begging you not to go down this road.  GCC is one of the

I know you have strong opinions on what compilers should print; we had
part of this discussions on -core and it did not seem like that was a
universal solution that handles all the cases.  I'm going to scheme
that handle the majority of the cases right.

| only compilers that gets it right today (VC8 will follow), and all the
| ones that try to follow the "show how it was written" rule often give
| errors that are, for all practical purposes, unusable.  If you make
| GCC work like the others, it will be a leap backwards and a terrible
| disservice to users.

yes, you're entitled to your opinions.

-- Gaby


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