Comments on: Stupid compiler error messages http://blog.mikedaum.com/2009/01/27/stupid-compiler-error-messages/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dreg Gudek http://blog.mikedaum.com/2009/01/27/stupid-compiler-error-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Dreg Gudek Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:50:48 +0000 http://blog.mikedaum.com/2009/01/27/stupid-compiler-error-messages/#comment-185 The old UNIX kernel used to have a message that read: panic: urp: fork when the process table waz too full. On Multics, if the file system was inconsistent (in a special way) you could get the error message: HODIE NATUS EST RADICI FRATER, which means, roughly, "today unto the Root a brother is born." This lead to a well-documented story which was eventually written up in a journal article. The old UNIX kernel used to have a message that read:

panic: urp: fork

when the process table waz too full.

On Multics, if the file system was inconsistent (in a special way) you could get the error message:

HODIE NATUS EST RADICI FRATER,

which means, roughly, “today unto the Root a brother is born.” This lead to a well-documented story which was eventually written up in a journal article.

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