dasm-assembler / dasm-assembler/dasm
standardise error output
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Description
I'd like to have the dasm error output changed to a "standard" format. In particular,
https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Errors.html
The reason is that this would make the output compatible with IDEs which parse output during a build to detect errors and allow hot-linking directly to the file/line where the error occurs. Currently dasm appears to be using (at least) the following, which is close but not quite standard....
file (line): error message
I also haven't checked to see if ALL errors/warnings follow the "standard"...
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Research direction
Start by reviewing every dasm error and warning output path against the GNU Errors standard linked in the issue, noting where the current file (line): error message format is produced. Done means all relevant diagnostics use a consistent standard format that IDEs can parse for file and line hot-linking.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli, compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100