Give error message suggestion when doing ^x instead of x^ if x is an r-value

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gingerBill
2024-07-10 12:39:42 +01:00
parent 30204837ce
commit c83307f26f

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@@ -3337,6 +3337,10 @@ gb_internal bool check_type_internal(CheckerContext *ctx, Ast *e, Type **type, T
gbString s = expr_to_string(pt->type);
error(e, "^ is used for pointer types, did you mean '&%s'?", s);
gb_string_free(s);
} else if (is_type_pointer(o.type)) {
gbString s = expr_to_string(pt->type);
error(e, "^ is used for pointer types, did you mean a dereference: '%s^'?", s);
gb_string_free(s);
} else {
// NOTE(bill): call check_type_expr again to get a consistent error message
elem = check_type_expr(&c, pt->type, nullptr);