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WIP: Narrow typers error positions #4511

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Ensure `-YshowSuppressedErrors` also affects `UniqueMessagePositions`
Blaisorblade May 9, 2018
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Narrow position of errors due to `TypeError` to limit hiding
Blaisorblade May 9, 2018
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/UniqueMessagePositions.scala
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Expand Up @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ trait UniqueMessagePositions extends Reporter {
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override def isHidden(m: MessageContainer)(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean =
super.isHidden(m) || {
m.pos.exists && {
m.pos.exists && !ctx.settings.YshowSuppressedErrors.value && {
var shouldHide = false
for (pos <- m.pos.start to m.pos.end) {
positions get (ctx.source, pos) match {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object ErrorReporting {
import tpd._

def errorTree(tree: untpd.Tree, msg: => Message)(implicit ctx: Context): tpd.Tree =
tree withType errorType(msg, tree.pos)
tree withType errorType(msg, tree.pos.focus)
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I'm not so sure anymore that this is a good idea, since it can lead to worse error messages

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We only desired this effect for one call site: 0f2d1a3. So closing this PR.

Medium-term, I think you'd want positions inside TypeError, but that shouldn't block #4385.


def errorType(msg: => Message, pos: Position)(implicit ctx: Context): ErrorType = {
ctx.error(msg, pos)
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