[Issue 249] New: circular typedef and alias bugs

[jcc7]

In article <e92428$2aet$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Don Clugston says...
>
>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.

Not a bad idea.

By the way, we already have a small list of common compiler errors and their
possible solutions:
http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?ErrorMessages/CompilerErrors

jcc7