ID:1085218
 
Applies to:Dream Maker
Status: Open

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It would be nice if Dream Maker provides a detailed error report.

Instead of the current
derp.dm:123:error: bad argument definition

It will have a [?] next to it
derp.dm:123:error: bad argument definition [?]

Basically, the additional [?] is a link to a help entry that has complete documentation on what causes the error and suggestions on how to resolve the issue.

This will help developers, especially newbies, that are unfamiliar with the errors debug their projects.

Perhaps a similar feature can also be done on Dream Seeker for run-time errors.
Galactic Soldier wrote:
Learn the language. Besides, the error message generally does give an innuendo on how to fix it; it just doesn't fix it for you. BYOND's a very accessible language, and by that, the people that do read the guide and the reference, don't suffer that much over runtime errors anyways.

This is not for me. This is for the developers that are not yet familiar with the errors.

I've seen countless of posts regarding errors here in the forum. I believe the feature request will remedy this problem.
Errors & Warning. Having something like this built-in on Dream Maker would be a great addition.