Quality of errors in DMD

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 9/3/2016 7:35 PM, John Colvin wrote:
> In my experience getting a clue as to what is was the compiler didn't like is
> very useful. Often the only way I can find a workaround is by locating the
> assert in the compiler source and working out what it might possibly be to do
> with, then making informed guesses about what semi-equivalent code I can write
> that will avoid the bug.
>
> If the assert just had a little more info, it might save me a fair amount of time.

If you're willing to look at the file/line of where the assert tripped, I don't 
see how a message would save any time at all.