http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5521

           Summary: DMD 2.051 does not report column number of errors.
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: lewis1711@gmail.com


--- Comment #0 from Lewis <lewis1711@gmail.com> 2011-02-02 19:20:31 PST ---
When DMD reports an error or warning, only the line number is reported. The column number or horizontal position is not. In this day of relatively large screens, we don't all program with 60 chars per line and I consider this a serious limitation, forcing the user to waste extra time on information the compiler already "knows".

I am aware the error reporting process may take longer, but this more than offset by the shorter bug locating time that results.

Every modern compiler has this feature, and DMD should follow suit.

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SomeDude <lovelydear@mailmetrash.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |lovelydear@mailmetrash.com
           Platform|x86                         |All
         OS/Version|Linux                       |All
           Severity|major                       |enhancement


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--- Comment #1 from Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw@ubuntu.com> 2013-03-17 10:21:54 PDT ---
Walter's excuse:

http://forum.dlang.org/thread/ia55s0$1j5q$1@digitalmars.com#post-ia59bf:241ps9:241:40digitalmars.com

http://forum.dlang.org/thread/ia55s0$1j5q$1@digitalmars.com?page=2#post-ia5gv1:2427qq:241:40digitalmars.com


Maybe people have changed their minds 3 years on...   It would certainly be nice to get a proposed feature request on this.

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