Denis Koroskin:
> Given that dmd calls a linker internally, it could also retrieve linker
> errors (if any present), translate and then show them, with a list of
> suggestions to fix the problem if possible. Here are an example:
>
> module test1;
> void foo() {}
>
> module test2;
> import test1;
> void main() { foo(); }
>
> #dmd test2.d
>
> Desired output: Error: No implementation found for method void foo()
> defined in module test1. Try linking with test1.d
> Actual output: Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D5test13fooFZv
>
> [1] http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2238
I have just suggested a similar error message in D.learn newsgroup. Of course
the compiler can also do the damm thing by itself and find the module it needs
(this feature may be disable with a compiler switch, for larger compilations,
do-it-yourself-people, etc).
Bye,
bearophile
