[Issue 249] New: circular typedef and alias bugs

[Don Clugston]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Derek Parnell wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:53:11 +1000, Walter Bright 
>> <newshound at digitalmars.com> wrote:
>>
>>> James Pelcis wrote:
>>>> I think that the error messages are good, even if they aren't 
>>>> perfect. My point is that those four pieces of code are essentially 
>>>> the same but all four produce different error messages.  Could they 
>>>> all be made the same?
>>>
>>> I like to keep error messages generated by different parts of the 
>>> compiler slightly different - makes it easier to track them down.
>>
>> Try using message IDs like most professional designers do. They are 
>> LOTS more easier to track, document and maintain.
> 
> LOL. I use message IDs in the C++ compiler. I like using the text ones 
> better. (And the issue is the same, if message X comes up, I like it 
> generated in one place, which means each message ID must be used only 
> once.)

Once we have a 1.0 release, it might be good to have a grep the source 
to generate a list all of the possible error messages, then put them in 
a Wiki page.