#9173: Better type error messages -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: simonpj | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: | TypeErrorMessages Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: Incorrect | Unknown/Multiple warning at compile-time | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bgamari): I like the extension of rwbarton's proposal from comment:11, {{{ Couldn't match actual type ‘[Char]’ with type ‘Int’ expected by context In the expression: "Howdy!" }}} Seems like a simple yet clear change. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9173#comment:25 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler