[Issue 204] Error message on attempting to instantiate an abstract class needs to be improved

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=204


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------- Comment #2 from digitalmars-com at baysmith.com  2006-09-28 17:11 -------
I think this is an important usability/productivity issue. Althought I don't
know the internals of the DMD compiler, I would expect the compiler to know
what is missing before deciding it can't create an instance. Therefore it
should be a simple matter to add that information to the error message.

In addition, I think this gives DMD, and hence the D language, a feeling of
incompleteness. Something which may be a hinderance to wider usage.


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