Compiler should complete even if contract is not fully implemented

[fulldecent]

Currently, the compiler will not run if contract/interface methods are left unimplemented.

Instead the compiler should run if there are no syntactical/grammar errors.

Why? Because the compiler parses NatSpec and NatSpec is useful even for incomplete contracts and for interfaces.

[axic]

Currently, the compiler will not run if contract/interface methods are left unimplemented.

Please verify that is the case with the Solidity commandline tool (solc). Not sure what exactly "will not run" means, but the screenshots only show fields (apart from the methodHashes) which are relevant for bytecode output.

Remix IDE related issues should not be reported here.

[fulldecent]

Thank you @axic, I have followed your advice and confirm solc DOES work as expected. Closing issue. Adding notes. Reporting downstream.

TEST CASE:

pragma solidity ^0.4.19;

/// @title A simulator for Bug Bunny, the most famous Rabbit
/// @author Warned Bros
/// @notice You can use this contract for only the most basic simulation
/// @dev All function calls are currently implement without side effects
interface BugsBunny {
    /// @author Bob Clampett
    /// @notice Determine if Bugs will or will not accept given food
    /// @dev Food must be provided in UTF-8 format
    /// @param _food The name of a food to evaluate (English)
    /// @return true if Bugs will eat it, false otherwise
    function doesEat(string _food) public pure returns (bool);
}

COMMAND:

./solc --devdoc --userdoc bunnyint.sol

OUTPUT:

======= /Users/williamentriken/Desktop/bunnyint.sol:BugsBunny =======
Developer Documentation
{
   "author" : "Warned Bros",
   "methods" : {
      "doesEat(string)" : {
         "author" : "Bob Clampett",
         "details" : "Food must be provided in UTF-8 format",
         "params" : {
            "_food" : "The name of a food to evaluate (English)"
         },
         "return" : "true if Bugs will eat it, false otherwise"
      }
   },
   "title" : "A simulator for Bug Bunny, the most famous Rabbit"
}

User Documentation
{
   "methods" : {
      "doesEat(string)" : {
         "notice" : "Determine if Bugs will or will not accept given food"
      }
   }
}