typing: Add error when init is not found

[nit.git] / src / semantize / typing.nit

diff --git a/src/semantize/typing.nit b/src/semantize/typing.nit
index 3176e35..5d6b5da 100644 (file)
--- a/src/semantize/typing.nit
+++ b/src/semantize/typing.nit
@@ -325,7 +325,12 @@ private class TypeVisitor
 
                if mproperty == null then
                        if recv_is_self then
-                               self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: method or variable `{name}` unknown in `{recvtype}`.")
+                               # FIXME This test was added to display a more explicit error when a potential duplication of root object class.
+                               if name == "init" then
+                                       self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Possible duplication of the root class `Object`")
+                               else
+                                       self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: method or variable `{name}` unknown in `{recvtype}`.")
+                               end
                        else if recvtype.need_anchor then
                                self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: method `{name}` does not exists in `{recvtype}: {unsafe_type}`.")
                        else