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by klodolph 1185 days ago
The old MPW compiler had some gems:

https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jasonh/personal/humor/compile.html

> This label is the target of a goto from outside of the block containing this label AND this block has an automatic variable with an initializer AND your window wasn't wide enough to read this whole error message

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On template expansion failures, I'd love a modern GCC reporting "your window wasn't tall enough to read this whole error message"
"this error message will take over 200 lines, would you like me to order you a coffee?"
“I have a truly marvelous proof that your code is incorrect…”