Emit compile-time error for incorrectly used optional parameters.

sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart

Index: sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart
diff --git a/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart b/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart
index f8248d45d2b223c9e342b783fbb09fd1597e25d7..899aa7804e260a119ddf512c97924408399784fe 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/warnings.dart
@@ -429,9 +429,43 @@ main() => new C<String>();
   static const MessageKind CANNOT_INSTANTIATE_TYPEDEF = const MessageKind(
       'Error: Cannot instantiate typedef "#{typedefName}".');
 
+  static const MessageKind REQUIRED_PARAMETER_WITH_DEFAULT = const MessageKind(
+      "Error: Non-optional parameters can't have default a value.",

[Kathy Walrath, 2013/09/13 17:59:08]

default a value -> a default value

[karlklose, 2013/09/16 07:58:59]

Done.

+      howToFix:
+        "Try removing the default value or make the parameter optional.",

[Kathy Walrath, 2013/09/13 17:59:08]

This should be:

Try removing the default value or making the parameter optional.

[karlklose, 2013/09/16 07:58:59]

Done.

+      examples: const ["""
+main() {
+  foo(a: 1) => print(a);
+  foo(2);
+}""", """
+main() {
+  foo(a = 1) => print(a);
+  foo(2);
+}"""]);
+
+  static const MessageKind NAMED_PARAMETER_WITH_EQUALS = const MessageKind(
+      "Error: Named parameters use ':' to specify a default value.",

[Kathy Walrath, 2013/09/13 17:59:08]

Shouldn't this mention/describe the error/problem? Maybe:

Error: Named parameters can't use '=' to specify a default value.

[karlklose, 2013/09/16 07:58:59]

Done.

+      howToFix: "Try replacing '=' with ':'.",
+      examples: const ["""
+main() {
+  foo({a = 1}) => print(a);
+  foo(a: 2);
+}"""]);
+
+  static const MessageKind POSITIONAL_PARAMETER_WITH_EQUALS = const MessageKind(
+      "Error: Positional optional parameters use '=' to specify a default "

[Kathy Walrath, 2013/09/13 17:59:08]

Again, this doesn't describe the error. Maybe: 

Error: Positional optional parameters can't use ':' to specify a default value.

[karlklose, 2013/09/16 07:58:59]

Done.

+      "value.",
+      howToFix: "Try replacing ':' with '='.",
+      examples: const ["""
+main() {
+  foo([a: 1]) => print(a);
+  foo(2);
+}"""]);
+
   static const MessageKind TYPEDEF_FORMAL_WITH_DEFAULT = const MessageKind(
       "Error: A parameter of a typedef can't specify a default value.",
-      howToFix: "Remove the default value.",
+      howToFix:
+        "Try removing the default value or making the parameter optional.",
       examples: const ["""
 typedef void F([int arg = 0]);