On Saturday, September 21, 2013 23:17:23 Michel Fortin wrote: > Column values are of interest in an IDE because it can pinpoint the > error more precisely. The IDE can show exactly where the error is (for > instance with a dotted red underline), often allowing you to fix the > error without even reading the error message (especially when it's a > typo). With a background-compilation-as-you-type system you know almost > immediately when you make an error, and you know where it is.
A lexer being used by an IDE definitely needs the column number, but the normal compiler doesn't. - Jonathan M Davis
