Improve unclear error and warning messages#8460

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Improve non-function application error wording
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Improve @return(*_to_opt) error message
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Improve @int variant @as payload error message
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Improve conflicting-attributes error message
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Render @ correctly in FFI attribute error messages
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Improve @this simple-pattern error message
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Tidy the "expected a string literal" error message
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Tidy the @as int/string/json literal error message
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Tighten @this and @return wording for accuracy
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Fix subject-verb agreement in type-params-not-supported error
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Fix list grammar in @as variant annotation error
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Use ReScript-style quoting for `let rec` in letrec errors
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Drop OCaml-manual references from warning messages
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Improve duplicate @as annotation error wording
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Improve duplicate @deriving attribute error wording
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Improve unsupported @return directive error message
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Make duplicate @as message context-neutral
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Report the real attribute name in misplaced @inline warning
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Use @-prefixed attribute names in attribute warnings
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Name the conflicting attributes in the conflict error
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Use 'switch' instead of OCaml ''match' expression' in no-value-clauses error
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Say 'pattern' instead of OCaml 'matching' in multiply-bound-variable error
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Clarify the fragile-pattern-in-toplevel error wording
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State the rule in the invalid type-variable-name error
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Fix pluralization and phrasing in type-arity-mismatch error
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Clarify packed-module / GADT-pattern / existential error messages
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Backtick the type-constructor name in type-arity-mismatch error
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Add changelog entry for error/warning message improvements
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Capitalize two lowercase error messages for consistency
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Cover new error-message branches flagged by codecov
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Improve unclear error and warning messages#8460

Improve unclear error and warning messages#8460
JonoPrest merged 30 commits into
rescript-lang:masterfrom
JonoPrest:jono/improve-error-messages

Commits on Jun 4, 2026

Improve non-function application error wording

Improve @return(*_to_opt) error message

Improve @int variant @as payload error message

Improve conflicting-attributes error message

Render @ correctly in FFI attribute error messages

Improve @this simple-pattern error message

Tidy the "expected a string literal" error message

Tidy the @as int/string/json literal error message

Tighten @this and @return wording for accuracy

Fix subject-verb agreement in type-params-not-supported error

Fix list grammar in @as variant annotation error

Use ReScript-style quoting for `let rec` in letrec errors

Drop OCaml-manual references from warning messages

Improve duplicate @as annotation error wording

Improve duplicate @deriving attribute error wording

Improve unsupported @return directive error message

Make duplicate @as message context-neutral

Report the real attribute name in misplaced @inline warning

Use @-prefixed attribute names in attribute warnings

Name the conflicting attributes in the conflict error

Use 'switch' instead of OCaml ''match' expression' in no-value-clauses error

Say 'pattern' instead of OCaml 'matching' in multiply-bound-variable error

Clarify the fragile-pattern-in-toplevel error wording

State the rule in the invalid type-variable-name error

Fix pluralization and phrasing in type-arity-mismatch error

Clarify packed-module / GADT-pattern / existential error messages

Backtick the type-constructor name in type-arity-mismatch error

Add changelog entry for error/warning message improvements

Capitalize two lowercase error messages for consistency

Cover new error-message branches flagged by codecov