[fpc-devel] Policy on reserving error numbers

[J. Gareth Moreton]

Hi everyone,

So I've run into a slight annoyance while developing support for pure 
functions.  The compiler will need new parser messages because of 
situations such as specifying the 'pure' directive when something in 
said function makes it not eligible (a warning). However, whenever a new 
error such as "parser_e_enumeration_out_of_range" is included, it 
ultimately causes a conflict in my branch and I have to shift all my 
numbers forward one.  Not a problem, just a little annoying, and I worry 
that when the patch is finally ready, it might take a while to be 
reviewed and, during that time, a new message is added and causes 
another clash.  Is there a policy on reserving a set of numbers for my 
work so I can rest assured they won't be overwritten? (I've made all of 
the messages that I *think* I will need).

Gareth aka. Kit


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