warning: this might be my dumbest post yet
if the compiler doesnt like what I did I get this
>>>> Start compiling
rescript: [1/3] src/Demo.ast
FAILED: src/Demo.ast
Syntax error!
/Users/kevin/Dev/ReScript/rescript-scratch/src/Demo.res:1:20-2:0
1 │ Console.log("hello"
2 │
Did you forget a `)` here?
FAILED: cannot make progress due to previous errors.
>>>> Finish compiling (exit: 1)
Then when I fix it I see this (including the stuff from above)
>>>> Start compiling
rescript: [1/3] src/Demo.ast
FAILED: src/Demo.ast
Syntax error!
/Users/kevin/Dev/ReScript/rescript-scratch/src/Demo.res:1:20-2:0
1 │ Console.log("hello"
2 │
Did you forget a `)` here?
FAILED: cannot make progress due to previous errors.
>>>> Finish compiling (exit: 1)
>>>> Start compiling
rescript: [3/3] src/Demo.cmj
>>>> Finish compiling 55 mseconds
And I just look at it and think, did it work this time? Did I forget to save? Does it just assume the previous error is not fixed and just not do anything? Oh right, I know it worked because there is no “FAILED” and the “compiling” line has seconds instead of “exit: 1”
Normally I wouldnt care, but since this is a transpilier, I have to keep checking it for success or error otherwise I might be looking at the output of my code from the last successful compile.
Could success be make more obvious, like a green “SUCCESS”? A timestamp might be nice too (in local time)
