Better error messages for missing symbols #5627
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When I changed branches, the compiler encountered a missing required symbol "DottyPredef.ImplicitConverter" because in the orevious branch that symbol had been renamed to "ImplicitConversion". The error message was not exactly helpful, however: None of the required alternatives of <none> satisfies required predicate This commit fixes this. It gives a meaningful error messages in all cases where a required symbol is missing.
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When I changed branches, the compiler encountered a missing required symbol
"DottyPredef.ImplicitConverter" because in the previous branch that symbol
had been renamed to "ImplicitConversion". The error message was not exactly
helpful, however:
None of the required alternatives of satisfies required predicate
This commit changes things so that we give a meaningful error message in all cases where
a required symbol is missing.