> > > > ------- Comment #2 from hyperquantum at gmail dot com 2006-02-02 14:39 > ------- > IMO this is a useful feature because the number of lines of error output that > GCC produces for a file is not (always) a correct measure for the amount of > errors and warnings produced for that file. This is because GCC produces not > only the error messages themselves, but also extra helpful output. And it is > also nice to see in one fast look how many errors I still have to fix in my > code.
It is not really a good measure as sometimes fixing one error will fix the rest. -- Pinski