http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33067
--- Comment #15 from Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> 2011-10-10 12:37:09 UTC --- For example, as a user of the compiler, seeing 6 digits everywhere would not surprise me at all, together with a correct column number, I would certainly consider the output good enough and not confusing. But this is just a personal opinion.