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Here is an interesting problem for ya: The project I am on now uses multiple compilers: Ada, C, and CORBA. They, of course, all have different formats for error messages. I have one makefile that will build the entire system. I have TextPad set up so a tool will execute make. The problem I am having is that I can only setup TextPad with one regular expression to parse the output. Has anyone else run accross this and have an simple solution. I don't think regular expressions are powerful enough to parse multiple formats. Note that I am not talking about creating tools for the individual compilers. That, of course, wouldn't have this problem. I like having a tool tied to make so I have all effected files be rebuild by a change I make in one.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

DrXenos

Depends on HOW different the output is...

Give us some error lines from each compiler and we'll see what can be done...

MudGuard wrote:Depends on HOW different the output is...

Give us some error lines from each compiler and we'll see what can be done...

I'll take that as a no. I was hoping someone had found a way to do this regardless of the outputs from each compiler. I assume you want to see examples to see how similar they are, so at to attempt writing an RE. They are dissimilar enough that I think an RE wouldn't cut it. And it would be a nightmare if more compilers (or other text processors) were added and/or changed.

Besides, I work on other project that use other languages (perl, two different C++ compilers, a other two Ada compilers--besides the one mentioned above!). I would like to have just one tool that calls 'make' but, of course, the error lines are all gonna be different. I didn't wanna make multiple tools. Sigh.

Thanks anyways.

DrXenos