From: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 14:53:37 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: frontend: use a prettier "Unknown type" when the type is not in the AST
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frontend: use a prettier "Unknown type" when the type is not in the AST

Signed-off-by: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
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diff --git a/src/frontend/serialization_phase.nit b/src/frontend/serialization_phase.nit
index 2f07196..bb5cb8d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/serialization_phase.nit
+++ b/src/frontend/serialization_phase.nit
@@ -237,11 +237,14 @@ do
 
 			var n_type = attribute.n_type
 			var type_name
+			var type_name_pretty
 			if n_type == null then
 				# Use a place holder, we will replace it with the inferred type after the model phases
 				type_name = toolcontext.place_holder_type_name
+				type_name_pretty = "Unknown type"
 			else
 				type_name = n_type.type_name
+				type_name_pretty = type_name
 			end
 			var name = attribute.name
 
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ do
 	var {{{name}}} = v.deserialize_attribute("{{{attribute.serialize_name}}}")
 	if not {{{name}}} isa {{{type_name}}} then
 		# Check if it was a subjectent error
-		v.errors.add new AttributeTypeError(self, "{{{attribute.serialize_name}}}", {{{name}}}, "{{{type_name}}}")
+		v.errors.add new AttributeTypeError(self, "{{{attribute.serialize_name}}}", {{{name}}}, "{{{type_name_pretty}}}")
 
 		# Clear subjacent error
 		if v.keep_going == false then return