[GHC] #14397: For type error involving inferred types, show source of the type
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#14397: For type error involving inferred types, show source of the type
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Reporter: max630 | Owner: (none)
Type: feature | Status: new
request |
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.1
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown
Unknown/Multiple |
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Consider the code:
{{{#!hs
a = 42
b = a . "hello"
}}}
The type Error is (ghc-8.2.1):
{{{
TestTypes.hs:3:5: error:
• Couldn't match expected type ‘b0 -> c’ with actual type ‘Integer’
• In the first argument of ‘(.)’, namely ‘a’
In the expression: a . "hello"
In an equation for ‘b’: b = a . "hello"
• Relevant bindings include b :: a -> c (bound at TestTypes.hs:3:1)
|
3 | b = a . "hello"
| ^
TestTypes.hs:3:9: error:
• Couldn't match expected type ‘a -> b0’ with actual type ‘[Char]’
• In the second argument of ‘(.)’, namely ‘"hello"’
In the expression: a . "hello"
In an equation for ‘b’: b = a . "hello"
• Relevant bindings include b :: a -> c (bound at TestTypes.hs:3:1)
|
3 | b = a . "hello"
| ^^^^^^^
}}}
Actually, the real mistake may be in line 1, where `a` is inferred as of
type `Integer`, while it probably was not meant to. But that location is
not reported to the error. As you can guess, in real code location where
the unexpected type is inferred for a binding is not that obvious to find.
Suggestion: track locations where bindings' types are inferred, and in
case of type error involvin the bindings, add them to the "Relevant
bindings" section, or otherwise show it.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14397>
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