Re: debuggin types in records

Type mismatches in records (or other big types) are a real problem with
SML/NJ's error messages.  We should highlight the part of the type that
is in error.

	- John

On Jan 25, 2007, at 11:58 PM, brian wrote:

> I ran across the rather self-explanatory error
>
>    operator domain: XEventTypes.key_xevtinfo
>    operand:         {child:word, event:word, event_pt:Geometry.point,
>                      keycode:int, mbut_state:XProtTypes.mbutton_state,
>                      mod_state:XProtTypes.modkey_state, root:word,
>                      root_pt:Geometry.point, same_screen:bool,
>                      time:Word32.word}
>
> The problem is that I _think_ the error is due to the fact that I've
> got the type of one of the entries wrong.  Naturally I think I've got
> it right, and clearly I am wrong  :-)
>
> Is there some way to turn up some debugging flags so I would know
> which one ?
>
> Any good stratgey for figuring this out ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
>
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