more pos reporting

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
index a9955f6df..91a508305 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
@@ -267,8 +267,12 @@ void ExprVar::bindVars(const StaticEnv & env)
     /* Otherwise, the variable must be obtained from the nearest
        enclosing `with'.  If there is no `with', then we can issue an
        "undefined variable" error now. */
-    if (withLevel == -1) throw UndefinedVarError("undefined variable '%1%' at %2%", name, pos);
-
+    if (withLevel == -1) 
+        throw UndefinedVarError(
+            ErrorInfo {
+                .hint = hintfmt("undefined variable '%1%'", name),
+                .nixCode = NixCode { .errPos = pos }
+            });
     fromWith = true;
     this->level = withLevel;
 }