Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Print more information about why an identifier cannot be exported

[megane]

Evan Hanson <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi megane,
>
> That's a nice improvement, good idea.
>
> What do you think of these wordings for the warning messages? I think
> they read a bit more clearly.
>
>     Warning: In module `mod', type abbreviation `a-type-alias' cannot be 
> exported.
>
>     Warning: In module `mod', inlined function `an-inline' cannot be exported.
>
>     Warning: In module `mod', constant `a-constant' cannot be exported.
>
>     Warning: In module `mod', foreign variable `a-foreign' cannot be exported.
>
>     Warning: In module `mod', exported identifier `a-undefined' has not been 
> defined.
>
> Would you be OK with that change? If so I can apply it.

"Warning: In module `mod', type abbreviation `a-type-alias' cannot be
exported."

This doesn't say why the abbreviation cannot be exported. As a beginner
I'm left wondering that maybe there's some strange reason, but the
compiler is not telling it to me.

The reason of course is that type abbreviations cannot be exported.

If you find some cleaner way to give that information then go ahead :)

>
> Evan
>
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