# Editor compatibility and the new error format

**URL:** <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/editor-compatibility-and-the-new-error-format/3435>\
**Category:** tools and infrastructure\
**Created:** [May 4, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/editor-compatibility-and-the-new-error-format/3435 "2016-05-04T22:54:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![nikomatsakis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/nikomatsakis/32/5410_2.png) [@nikomatsakis](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/nikomatsakis)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/editor-compatibility-and-the-new-error-format/3435/19 "2016-05-05T18:26:29Z")

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(I could also tweak how emacs works to make it “rescan the last few lines”, but again…hack.)

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