From 3ddb6bb4edf70b2456d789f34d3f56541818a696 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "simonpj@microsoft.com" Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:10:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify error message (Trac #3805) --- compiler/parser/RdrHsSyn.lhs | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/compiler/parser/RdrHsSyn.lhs b/compiler/parser/RdrHsSyn.lhs index 2700c6f..b86068c 100644 --- a/compiler/parser/RdrHsSyn.lhs +++ b/compiler/parser/RdrHsSyn.lhs @@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ checkValSig lhs@(L l _) _ | looks_like_foreign lhs = parseError l "Invalid type signature; perhaps you meant to use -XForeignFunctionInterface?" | otherwise - = parseError l "Invalid type signature" + = parseError l "Invalid type signature: should be of form :: " where -- A common error is to forget the ForeignFunctionInterface flag -- so check for that, and suggest. cf Trac #3805 -- 1.7.10.4