Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!XEROX.COM!Leisner.Henr From: Leisner.Henr@XEROX.COM (Marty) Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug Subject: better error messages beyond core dumps Message-ID: <890615-091534-5511@Xerox> Date: 15 Jun 89 16:15:25 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 14 I've noticed a good percentage of the bug reports describe a core dump and an input program (often a trivial program). Would it be of use to generate more meaningful diagnostics (i.e. an error message identifying the unexpected condition and the offending rtl?). marty ARPA: leisner.henr@xerox.com GV: leisner.henr NS: martin leisner:wbst139:xerox UUCP: hplabs!arisia!leisner