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Re: [cdt-debug-dev] Patch to improve error messages

Hi John,

excuse my ignorance, but are you a committer?

>  Can you explain how to reproduce the problem. If
>  I remove the executable of a simple project
>  before launching a debug session, I get an error
>  dialog that needs improved grammar, but isn't
>  completely nonsensical or cryptic (see attached
>  screenshot). I assume your scenario is different.
>  It's important to provide reproducibility steps
>  when you submit a patch (if possible; sometimes,
>  a bug can be seen with a particular backend but
>  not the standard gnu/cygwin ones.

Are you in agreement that, fundamentally, error messages
should be propagated and not anonymized?

>  And of course, the formal process is to create a bugzilla report.

I've tried that for lots of patches through the years. I'm trying something
a bit different this time to see if I have any better luck. It's an experiment
if you will.



-- 
Øyvind Harboe
http://www.zylin.com - eCos ARM & FPGA developer kit


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