unreachablechar.scala:4: warning: patterns after a variable pattern cannot match (SLS 8.1.1) case _ => println("stuff"); ^ unreachablechar.scala:5: warning: unreachable code due to variable pattern on line 4 case 'f' => println("not stuff?"); ^ unreachablechar.scala:5: warning: unreachable code case 'f' => println("not stuff?"); ^ error: No warnings can be incurred under -Xfatal-warnings. three warnings found one error found