commit 62e0e2e54b34b618500be4521ab1c33e1c378b42
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Aug 20 12:07:58 2022 +0100
committer Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Aug 20 12:07:58 2022 +0100
tree 850c906638653186c4d9db3d6a46656ed6ce062f
parent e80086446cc20856ed8359bc8dc87c4d430da4c8

patch 9.0.0229: Vim9: error message for missing type is not clear

Problem:    Vim9: error message for missing type is not clear.
Solution:   Mention the context. (issue #10944)

src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index faa4928..df5fc7f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['var name: number = feedkeys("0")'], 'expected number but got void')
 
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['var name: dict <number>'], 'E1068:')
-  v9.CheckDefFailure(['var name: dict<number'], 'E1009:')
+  v9.CheckDefFailure(['var name: dict<number'], 'E1009: Missing > after type: <number')
 
   assert_fails('s/^/\=g:Mess()/n', 'E794:')
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['var name: dict<number'], 'E1009:')

src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index fd7182d..4011d7f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -2164,9 +2164,9 @@
         'defcompile'], 'E1059:')
   delfunc! g:Func
 
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func(): list', 'return []', 'enddef'], 'E1008:')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func(): list', 'return []', 'enddef'], 'E1008: Missing <type> after list')
   delfunc! g:Func
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func(): dict', 'return {}', 'enddef'], 'E1008:')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func(): dict', 'return {}', 'enddef'], 'E1008: Missing <type> after dict')
   delfunc! g:Func
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func()', 'return 1'], 'E1057:')
   delfunc! g:Func
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_arg_type_wrong()
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func3(items: list)', 'echo "a"', 'enddef'], 'E1008: Missing <type>')
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func3(items: list)', 'echo "a"', 'enddef'], 'E1008: Missing <type> after list')
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func4(...)', 'echo "a"', 'enddef'], 'E1055: Missing name after ...')
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func5(items:string)', 'echo "a"'], 'E1069:')
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(['def Func5(items)', 'echo "a"'], 'E1077:')