Re: Feature request: Fix cascading error messages

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 29/03/2022 à 08:46, Martín Rincón Botero a écrit :
> +1. I think making it customizable (with a --cascade-level parameter) 
> wouldn't add much value considering developing effort, though. 
> Lilypond, like Python f. ex., should simply report the first error 
> (and ideally immediately abort compilation).


I strongly disagree :-)

When there is an error, the default should be to continue as long as 
possible. For large projects where the compilation takes time, you want 
to have some viewable output even if there is a glitch somewhere. I also 
think you are overestimating the "developing effort" -- such an option 
would be absolutely trivial to add. I am not sure it is worth it though. 
As David said, hiding errors is always a heuristic process. I think this 
would be better addressed by a convenient "jump to first error" button 
in Frescobaldi.

Jean