Patent ID: 7712030

Claim:
A method for managing compiler error messages, comprising the steps of: displaying a compiler error message having a separate empty error file to a user; accepting from said user an annotation to said compiler error message; associating said annotation with said compiler error message using a unique key; storing said annotation in said separate empty error file; and thereafter selectively displaying said annotation with said compiler error message; selecting a compiler error message having a first key from a first file of compiler error messages for display to said user; associating in a second file said annotation to said selected compiler error using a second key message in said first file; upon presenting a compiler error message from said first file, determining the presence of a corresponding annotation in said second file using said second key; responsive to the presence of said corresponding annotation, displaying with said compiler error message indicia representing the existence of said annotation; selectively receiving from said user a request to display said annotation; and responsive to receiving the request from said user, displaying said annotation with said compiler error message using said second key.