Summary of Progress (November 18 – November 24)

This week, I focused on enabling verrors=context globally, manually updating numerous test outputs, and refining the error visualization in the DMD compiler to ensure a better user experience.

What I Worked On

Key PRs:

• feat(errors): make verrors=context global and update test outputs #17085

  • Implemented global support for verrors=context, enhancing error visualization with consistent squiggles and carets in error messages.

Manual Test Updates:

• Fixed 50+ TEST_OUTPUT's manually this week, ensuring compatibility with the global implementation of verrors=context.
• Currently addressing the remaining outputs, particularly those containing regexes that cannot be auto-updated, to ensure all test cases properly reflect the new error visualization.

Learning and Implementation:

• Studied and resolved discrepancies in outputs caused by the global verrors=context change.
• Ensured all updates align with the intended output format, avoiding regressions or inconsistencies in error reporting.

Next Steps:

• Work on fixing the remaining TEST_OUTPUT's, including regex-based outputs, ensuring they have proper squiggles and carets.