struct Location size

[Commander Zot]

On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 17:57:17 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
> On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 16:09:53 UTC, Commander Zot wrote:
>> how often do you need the _exact_ column? or to rephrase it, 
>> wouldn't column divided by 2 or 3 be good enough to figure out 
>> where an error happened?
>
> The column is needed in every error message when the option 
> `-vcolumns` is activated. It really has to be the right number.
I know that it does that, but is there a reason it has to be the 
exact column other than "we specified it to be that way". for 
usecase is there for it? because if it's just to print the line 
where the error happened, it really doesnt matter if you 
start/end one or two chars earlier.

but in case it is needed, then limiting it to 64 is also not an 
option.