Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude.

glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:57:36 +0000 (UTC)

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From: glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:57:36 +0000 (UTC)
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Posted-Date: 29 Dec 2014 22:19:26 EST

federation2005@netzero.com wrote:
> What if your compiler had an attitude problem? I was thinking of funny things
> it could do for error-handling (maybe with a -X switch for GenX/Millennial
> verbose output):


> * It addresses you like "Dude! You boffed the syntax again." or the like.


> * It tells you to get glasses if you keep missing semicolons [Note 1].


> * If you use older or archaic style (particularly, deprecated stuff), it makes
> fun of you and asks if you need help with your walker. [Note 2].


(snip)


WYLBUR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORVYL_and_WYLBUR


has different messages that it prints on April 1st (or, at least, the
one I used to use had them) along similar lines.


-- glen

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