[fpc-devel] Proposal to make the compiler message "PPU Invalid Version" a fatal error.

[Vincent Snijders]

Daniël Mantione schreef:
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> Op Wed, 13 Aug 2008, schreef Mattias Gärtner:
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>> FYI: Because there are several tools to parse FPC/Make/whatever output 
>> it is planned to tell fpc to always give english output and show the 
>> translated text in the messages window.
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> Ok, for once and for all, and please read up the following words loudly 
> while reading them:
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> Never
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> Parse
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> Compiler
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> Messages!
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> It has always been communicated that the parsing of FPC output is a bad 
> idea. The output is designed to be readbable for humans, not for 
> computers. We want, and feel free to, have the options to change the 
> text output of FPC completely.
> 
> If you don't want to use the compiler unit, feel free to design a 
> protocol for more computer friendly messages.

It easier to change the message parser if you change it, than to design 
a protocol for more computer friendly messages.

Vincent