From cd7aa4ac326fb3f763cd87c1e86916d8a9f417ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Qyriad <qyriad@qyriad.me>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 11:05:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] distinguish between throws & errors during throw
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Turns errors like this:

let
  throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
in throwMsg "bullshit"

error:
       … from call site
         at «string»:3:4:
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"
             |    ^

       … while calling 'throwMsg'
         at «string»:2:14:
            1| let
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
             |              ^
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"

       … while calling the 'throw' builtin
         at «string»:2:17:
            1| let
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
             |                 ^
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"

       error: bullshit invalid bar

into errors like this:

let
  throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
in throwMsg "bullshit"

error:
       … from call site
         at «string»:3:4:
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"
             |    ^

       … while calling 'throwMsg'
         at «string»:2:14:
            1| let
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
             |              ^
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"

       … caused by explicit throw
         at «string»:2:17:
            1| let
            2|   throwMsg = a: throw (a + " invalid bar");
             |                 ^
            3| in throwMsg "bullshit"

       error: bullshit invalid bar

Change-Id: I593688928ece20f97999d1bf03b2b46d9ac338cb
---
 src/libexpr/eval.cc | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 8a9023fe8..471d1f3a4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -1809,6 +1809,15 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
 
                 try {
                     fn->fun(*this, vCur.determinePos(noPos), args, vCur);
+                } catch (ThrownError & e) {
+                    // Distinguish between an error that simply happened while "throw"
+                    // was being evaluated and an explicit thrown error.
+                    if (fn->name == "throw") {
+                        addErrorTrace(e, pos, "caused by explicit %s", "throw");
+                    } else {
+                        addErrorTrace(e, pos, "while calling the '%s' builtin", fn->name);
+                    }
+                    throw;
                 } catch (Error & e) {
                     addErrorTrace(e, pos, "while calling the '%1%' builtin", fn->name);
                     throw;