lix/doc/manual/rl-next/source-positions-in-errors.md
eldritch horrors 2ba9788003 Merge pull request #9555 from 9999years/positions-in-errors
Pass positions when evaluating

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synopsis: Source locations are printed more consistently in errors
issues: #561
prs: #9555
description: {
Source location information is now included in error messages more
consistently. Given this code:
```nix
let
attr = {foo = "bar";};
key = {};
in
attr.${key}
```
Previously, Nix would show this unhelpful message when attempting to evaluate
it:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
Now, the error message displays where the problematic value was found:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
at bad.nix:4:11:
3| key = {};
4| in attr.${key}
| ^
5|
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
}