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diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/source-positions-in-errors.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/source-positions-in-errors.md deleted file mode 100644 index a9de87f28..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/rl-next/source-positions-in-errors.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ ---- -synopsis: Source locations are printed more consistently in errors -issues: 561 -prs: 9555 -credits: [9999years, horrors] -category: Improvements ---- - -Source location information is now included in error messages more -consistently. Given this code: - -```nix -let - attr = {foo = "bar";}; - key = {}; -in - attr.${key} -``` - -Previously, Nix would show this unhelpful message when attempting to evaluate -it: - -``` -error: - … while evaluating an attribute name - - error: value is a set while a string was expected -``` - -Now, the error message displays where the problematic value was found: - -``` -error: - … while evaluating an attribute name - - at bad.nix:4:11: - - 3| key = {}; - 4| in attr.${key} - | ^ - 5| - - error: expected a string but found a set: { } -``` |