#9173: Better type error messages -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: simonpj | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by chreekat): {{{ Foo.hs:4:7: Couldn't match expected type ‘Int’ with actual type ‘[Char]’ In the expression: "Howdy!" In an equation for ‘foo’: foo = "Howdy!" }}} This example reminded me that sometimes the phrase "In the expression" is confusing to me. It seems that the phrase *should* be "Of the expression". Using 'in' makes me expect that the error message is referring to some particular component of the expression, rather than the whole thing. It's a small incongruence, but it's big enough to force me to stop thinking about code and start thinking about the possible meanings of the error message. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9173#comment:13 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler