From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Andy Walker <jawalker@stl.quik.com>
To: egcs@cygnus.com
Cc: gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is this a gcc bug?
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 21:36:00 -0000
Message-id: <3A5E9878.1B02016B@stl.quik.com>
References: <718D38CAB6E0D011B2C90060970C28A56425B0@EXCHANGESERVER>
X-SW-Source: 2001-01/msg00786.html

David Korn wrote:

> <clip>
>   How about:
>
> warning: extra-nasal demons invoked on line #xxx, please report to
> comp.lang.c to be flamed.
>
>        DaveK  <g>
>
> ps. Of course, we'd be within the language spec to emit code to format the
> user's hard drive at that point, but let's be merciful. Maybe it should
> just kick off nethack, or compile a quick version of wumpus or somesuch....

or

Warning: Multiple uses of 'x' in statement modifying 'x'.  Statement results
are implementation dependant.  Randomizer invoked to minimize predicability.
Attempting to reformat all Hard Drives: Failed.

Just because you warn that you are doing it does not mean you have to succeed.

    Andy