From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: Where to report compiler bugs ?
Date:	28 Sep 2001 10:41:49 GMT
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Raf256 <raf256 AT go2 DOT pl> wrote:
> I.e. very often some programmer-errors make *realy* strange error messages,

Please note: just because an error message is "strange" doesn't mean
that's a compiler bug.  Especially in C++, where it's sometimes nearly
impossible to come up with a sensible guess at the actual cause for a
semantic error, so it's a bit overly optimistic to expect the compiler
to understand what you, an intelligent human being, apparently didn't.

The compiler can't know what you meant --- it's not a mindreader.  So
it has to rely on what you actually typed.

> Can reports like this be repoted here ? 

Can? Yes --- nobody can stop you from doing so. But generally, they
shouldn't.  GCC-specific reports belong to GCC-specific forums.

> Or only DJGPP specific stuff ?

That's the idea, yes.




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