diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.H
index 53b8d3217654e596350d96f9007c2ab9343b2b0f..5abd995af64bd93bf3c505080d53cbdec3fdb46d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/error.H
@@ -315,12 +315,23 @@ extern IOerror FatalIOError;
 #define FatalErrorIn(functionName)                                             \
     ::Foam::FatalError((functionName), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
+//- Report an error message using Foam::FatalError
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+#define FatalErrorInFunction FatalErrorIn(FUNCTION_NAME)
+
+
 //- Report an error message using Foam::FatalIOError
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 //  for a particular IOstream
 #define FatalIOErrorIn(functionName, ios)                                      \
     ::Foam::FatalIOError((functionName), __FILE__, __LINE__, (ios))
 
+//- Report an error message using Foam::FatalIOError
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+//  for a particular IOstream
+#define FatalIOErrorInFunction(ios) FatalIOErrorIn(FUNCTION_NAME, ios)
+
+
 //- Report an error message using Foam::FatalIOError
 //  (or cerr if FatalIOError not yet constructed)
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
@@ -329,6 +340,14 @@ extern IOerror FatalIOError;
     ::Foam::IOerror::SafeFatalIOError                                          \
     ((functionName), __FILE__, __LINE__, (ios), (msg))
 
+//- Report an error message using Foam::FatalIOError
+//  (or cerr if FatalIOError not yet constructed)
+//  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+//  for a particular IOstream
+#define SafeFatalIOErrorInFunction(ios, msg)                                   \
+    SafeFatalIOErrorIn(FUNCTION_NAME, ios, msg)
+
+
 //- Issue a FatalErrorIn for a function not currently implemented.
 //  The functionName is printed and then abort is called.
 //
@@ -340,10 +359,12 @@ extern IOerror FatalIOError;
         << "Not implemented" << ::Foam::abort(FatalError);
 
 //- Issue a FatalErrorIn for a function not currently implemented.
-//  The compiler generated function name string is printed and then
-//  abort is called.
-#define NotImplemented                                                         \
-    notImplemented(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+//  The FUNCTION_NAME is printed and then abort is called.
+//
+//  This macro can be particularly useful when methods must be defined to
+//  complete the interface of a derived class even if they should never be
+//  called for this derived class.
+#define NotImplemented notImplemented(FUNCTION_NAME)
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/messageStream.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/messageStream.H
index 3ccbb27dc14ee78a71eb362d3e8262af1846d517..b3e42f1ca857565fb1ce4f279161c9dd9b2e9135 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/messageStream.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/messageStream.H
@@ -218,39 +218,82 @@ extern messageStream Info;
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 // Convenience macros to add the file name and line number to the function name
 
+// Compiler provided function name string:
+//     for gcc-compatible compilers use __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
+//     otherwise use the standard __func__
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+    #define FUNCTION_NAME __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
+#else
+    #define FUNCTION_NAME __func__
+#endif
+
+
 //- Report an error message using Foam::SeriousError
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 #define SeriousErrorIn(fn)                                                     \
     ::Foam::SeriousError((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
+//- Report an error message using Foam::SeriousError
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+#define SeriousErrorInFunction(fn) SeriousErrorIn(FUNCTION_NAME)
+
+
 //- Report an IO error message using Foam::SeriousError
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 //  for a particular IOstream
 #define SeriousIOErrorIn(fn, ios)                                              \
     ::Foam::SeriousError((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__, ios)
 
+//- Report an IO error message using Foam::SeriousError
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+//  for a particular IOstream
+#define SeriousIOErrorInFunction(ios) SeriousIOErrorIn(FUNCTION_NAME, ios)
+
+
 //- Report a warning using Foam::Warning
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 #define WarningIn(fn)                                                          \
     ::Foam::Warning((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
+//- Report a warning using Foam::Warning
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+#define WarningInFunction WarningIn(FUNCTION_NAME)
+
+
 //- Report an IO warning using Foam::Warning
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 //  for a particular IOstream
 #define IOWarningIn(fn, ios)                                                   \
     ::Foam::Warning((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__, (ios))
 
+//- Report an IO warning using Foam::Warning
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+//  for a particular IOstream
+#define IOWarningInFunction(ios) IOWarningIn(FUNCTION_NAME, ios)
+
+
 //- Report a information message using Foam::Info
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 #define InfoIn(fn)                                                             \
     ::Foam::Info((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
+//- Report a information message using Foam::Info
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+#define InfoInFunction InfoIn(FUNCTION_NAME)
+
+
 //- Report an IO information message using Foam::Info
 //  for functionName in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 //  for a particular IOstream
 #define IOInfoIn(fn, ios)                                                      \
     ::Foam::Info((fn), __FILE__, __LINE__, (ios))
 
+//- Report an IO information message using Foam::Info
+//  for FUNCTION_NAME in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
+//  for a particular IOstream
+#define IOInfoInFunction(ios) IOInfoIn(FUNCTION_NAME, ios)
+
+
 //- Report a variable name and value
 //  using Foam::Pout in file __FILE__ at line __LINE__
 #define Debug(var)                                                             \