eldritch horrors
87e6ac5eb7
Print the value in `value is X while a Y is expected` error
(cherry picked from commit 5f72a97092da6af28a7d2b2a50d74e9d34fae7e1)
Change-Id: Idb4bc903ae59a0f5b6fb3b1da4d47970fe0a6efe
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43 lines
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synopsis: Source locations are printed more consistently in errors
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issues: 561
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prs: 9555
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---
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Source location information is now included in error messages more
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consistently. Given this code:
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```nix
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let
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attr = {foo = "bar";};
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key = {};
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in
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attr.${key}
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```
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Previously, Nix would show this unhelpful message when attempting to evaluate
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it:
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```
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error:
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… while evaluating an attribute name
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error: value is a set while a string was expected
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```
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Now, the error message displays where the problematic value was found:
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```
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error:
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… while evaluating an attribute name
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at bad.nix:4:11:
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3| key = {};
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4| in attr.${key}
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| ^
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error: expected a string but found a set: { }
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```
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