error message on wrong line

[Neil Booth]

Graeme Peterson wrote:-

> Gcc gives the following error:
> 
> 	$ gcc hi.c
> 	hi.c: In function `main':
> 	hi.c:10: `asdfasdf' undeclared (first use in this function)
> 	hi.c:10: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> 	hi.c:10: for each function it appears in.)
> 	hi.c:10: parse error before "return"
> 
> But the error is on line 6.  We have an IDE that invokes gcc, and based on
> the error message, we highlight the wrong line.  I have briefly looked at
> it, and I can see where the "undeclared" error message is happening, but I
> have not yet found where the line number is being set wrong.
> 
> Anyone?  Any help on this is much appreciated.

You should file a GNATS PR.  I doubt it is easily fixed; when we replace
the parsers these things have a chance of improving.

Neil.