Re: *Much* better error msgs

[James Sutherland]

On Mon, 22 May 2000, Dmitry Timoshkov wrote:
> James Sutherland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >>     I don't think it's worth internationalizing the TRACE/WARN/ERR at
> >> this point. I think we should focus on making sure the user sees as
> >> little of them. But then, if someone really wants to take on this huge
> >> task... 
> >
> >I'm going to need similar functionality for another reason anyway, so I'm
> >working on a library which does this.
> 
> I would suggest to use FormatMessage() API instead of inventing new
> interface. You even could add new error codes if you wish to extend
> an existing functionality.

Which API is that? It looks like a Win32 one from here, which tends to
suggest I can't use it in Unix programs...


James.