How to view the list of compile errors in IntelliJ?

I think this comes closest to what you wish:

(From IntelliJ IDEA Q&A for Eclipse Users):

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The above can be combined with a recently introduced option in Compiler settings to get a view very similar to that of Eclipse.

Things to do:

  1. Switch to ‘Problems’ view in the Project pane:

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  2. Enable the setting to compile the project automatically :

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  3. Finally, look at the Problems view:

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Here is a comparison of what the same project (with a compilation error) looks like in Intellij IDEA 13.xx and Eclipse Kepler:

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Relevant Links:
The maven project shown above : https://github.com/ajorpheus/CompileTimeErrors

FAQ For ‘Eclipse Mode”https://stackoverflow.com/”Automatically Compile’ a project : http://devnet.jetbrains.com/docs/DOC-1122

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