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eval errors locations from flake inputs are not very useful #625

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opened 2025-01-16 13:57:03 +00:00 by pennae · 0 comments
pennae commented 2025-01-16 13:57:03 +00:00
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error locations in flake inputs never tell you which input contains the file any given eval frame refers to; all flake inputs are mashed into the generic <store dir>/<hash>-source scheme. this should at the very least be translated or annotated during trace printing.

error locations in flake inputs never tell you which input contains the file any given eval frame refers to; all flake inputs are mashed into the generic `<store dir>/<hash>-source` scheme. this should at the very least be translated or annotated during trace printing.
jade added this to the Error reporting project 2025-01-17 21:40:53 +00:00
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