Improve the error messages and make them more helpful

[SaptakBhoumik]

I am not that good in english so if anyone wants to improve the error messages(exceptionally in the typechecker) then please go ahead

[Ccode-lang]

I can help with this if you want.

[SaptakBhoumik]

Go ahead if you want

[Muthulakshimi]

hi @SaptakBhoumik I could help with this would be great for me to kickstart this years contribution

[SaptakBhoumik]

hi @SaptakBhoumik I could help with this would be great for me to kickstart this years contribution

Your help is welcome

[Muthulakshimi]

hi @SaptakBhoumik I just improved some error messages got curious on how this language works would love to contribute but where can the code be compiled, if VS Code then what extensions would I need.
Also is your project involved in building the language, where exactly do you suggest me to contribute in without messing the whole code

[SaptakBhoumik]

@Muthulakshimi

I just improved some error messages

Thanks for that and I have merged it. Btw they are actually explanation of error and how to fix it

got curious on how this language works would love to contribute but where can the code be compiled, if VS Code then what extensions would I need.

You can use any code editor you want. If you use vs code then install Microsoft's c++ syntax highlighter but not clangd . For compiling just install ninja, meson and clang. Then follow the steps in the readme

is your project involved in building the language

Idk what you mean here because this project is the language itself

where exactly do you suggest me to contribute in without messing the whole code

You can improve the error messages in the typechecker. You will see a function named add_error. This function is called whenever we find error in the code. It takes the error message as input and this error message can be improved

[Muthulakshimi]

@SaptakBhoumik yeahh i just realised i had to contribute in the typechecker will do that..
Thanks for the info on how to run it, I'll try working on it

[vanshitaverma]

Hello, I think I might be able to help with this too. The error.md in Peregrine/errors currently does not have the entire list of error messages, I am sending a pull request for the same.

[SaptakBhoumik]

Hello, I think I might be able to help with this too. The error.md in Peregrine/errors currently does not have the entire list of error messages, I am sending a pull request for the same.

Thanks