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Re: Where am I?

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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:23:25 +0300, Stanimir Stamenkov
<s7an10@netscape.net> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who
said :

>But how's the current code line useful in such a log?

In the olden days when such was easily available, you could arrange
that the number got fed to your editor and it took you right to the
problem.  

Otherwise you must scan your entire project for the text of the error
message. It might well not be there because it was composed out of
pieces.  You then have to search for pieces and guess where they might
have been put together to give the string you observed.  That is a
waste of time.
 
I wanted to put together an entry in the Java glossary on locating the
code the produced a given error message.  I wanted a technique that
would be easy for newbies to use. Log4J is a bit much for them, though
I will certainly mention it as the grown up solution.

A long time ago before we had rapid text scanners, error message
always came with a number you could look up.
-- 
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
http://mindprod.com
It should not be considered an error when the user starts something
already started or stops something already stopped. This applies
to browsers, services, editors... It is inexcusable to 
punish the user by requiring some elaborate sequence to atone,
e.g. open the task editor, find and kill some processes.

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            Re: Where am I? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-14 18:17 -0400
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