[Bug c/60129] Imprecise column numbers in NOTEs on discarding const qualifiers from pointer target type

[manu at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60129

Manuel López-Ibáñez <manu at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
   Last reconfirmed|                            |2014-02-10
                 CC|                            |manu at gcc dot gnu.org
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1

--- Comment #1 from Manuel López-Ibáñez <manu at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Chengnian Sun from comment #0)
> Regarding the column numbers in the warnings, I am not sure whether they are
> expected as designed, as based on the warning message the user can still be
> able to infer which parameter such a warning is about. 

Most of the warnings in GCC were implemented before column numbers were
available. Even now that there are, some of the location information necessary
to print accurate column numbers is not available at the point of warning. GCC
just needs more contributors willing to work on these issues.