diff --git a/compiler/cg386con.pas b/compiler/cg386con.pas
index 4de695d483..21bf8b8747 100644
--- a/compiler/cg386con.pas
+++ b/compiler/cg386con.pas
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ implementation
                           begin
                              same_string:=true;
 {$ifndef UseAnsiString}
-                             for i:=1 to length(p^.values^) do
+                             { weird error here !!!   }
+                             { pchar ' ' was found equal to string '' !!!! }
+                             { gave strange output in exceptions !! PM }
+                             for i:=0 to length(p^.values^) do
                                if pai_string(hp1)^.str[i]<>p^.values^[i] then
 {$else}
                              for i:=0 to p^.length do
@@ -362,7 +365,16 @@ implementation
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.9  1998-07-20 18:40:10  florian
+  Revision 1.10  1998-08-04 13:22:46  pierre
+    * weird bug fixed :
+      a pchar ' ' (simple space or any other letter) was found to
+      be equal to a string of length zero !!!
+      thus printing out non sense
+      found that out while checking Control-C !!
+    + added column info also in RHIDE format as
+      it might be usefull later
+
+  Revision 1.9  1998/07/20 18:40:10  florian
     * handling of ansi string constants should now work
 
   Revision 1.8  1998/07/20 10:23:00  florian
diff --git a/compiler/verb_def.pas b/compiler/verb_def.pas
index 400646b055..b563aa6a06 100644
--- a/compiler/verb_def.pas
+++ b/compiler/verb_def.pas
@@ -139,10 +139,14 @@ begin
           end;
         if (Level<=V_ShowFile) and (status.currentline>0) then
          begin
+           { Adding the column should not confuse RHIDE,
+           even if it does not yet use it PM }
            if Use_Rhide then
-             hs:=lower(bstoslash(status.currentsource))+':'+tostr(status.currentline)+': '+hs
+             hs:=lower(bstoslash(status.currentsource))+':'+tostr(status.currentline)
+                 +':'+tostr(status.currentcolumn)+': '+hs
            else
-             hs:=status.currentsource+'('+tostr(status.currentline)+','+tostr(status.currentcolumn)+') '+hs;
+             hs:=status.currentsource+'('+tostr(status.currentline)
+                 +','+tostr(status.currentcolumn)+') '+hs;
          end;
       { add the message to the text }
         hs:=hs+s;
@@ -185,7 +189,16 @@ begin
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.13  1998-07-14 14:47:12  peter
+  Revision 1.14  1998-08-04 13:22:48  pierre
+    * weird bug fixed :
+      a pchar ' ' (simple space or any other letter) was found to
+      be equal to a string of length zero !!!
+      thus printing out non sense
+      found that out while checking Control-C !!
+    + added column info also in RHIDE format as
+      it might be usefull later
+
+  Revision 1.13  1998/07/14 14:47:12  peter
     * released NEWINPUT
 
   Revision 1.12  1998/07/07 11:20:19  peter