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Multi-line compiler messages truncated by MSBuild #1473
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Description
Some errors reported by the compiler can be multiline, but everything after the first newline gets trimmed by dotnet build in the compilation output. For example, the following Q# produces three type errors on the return line:
operation TypeError() : (Result, Result, Result) {
let x = ((One, Zero), "hello", 42);
return x;
}
These each have multiple lines when viewed as a tooltip in VSCode:
Couldn't match type (Result, Result) with type Result.
Expected: (Result, Result, Result)
Actual: ((Result, Result), String, Int) ...(QS0001)
Couldn't match type String with type Result.
Expected: (Result, Result, Result)
Actual: ((Result, Result), String, Int) ...(QS0001)
Couldn't match type Int with type Result.
Expected: (Result, Result, Result)
Actual: ((Result, Result), String, Int) ...(QS0001)
But when the file is compiled only the first line of each error is reported:
...(13,18): error QS0001: Expected type Result, but actual type was (Result, Result, Result).
...
...(13,16): error QS0001: Couldn't match type String with type Result.
...
...(13,16): error QS0001: Couldn't match type Int with type Result.
This means cmdline compilation is loosing details that could be helpful to the user.