When I'm using different type-providers (a lot) and they use external dependency dlls, which throw an error, the F# compiler throws generic FS3033: The type provider '%s' reported an error: %s
The error is typically:
"The type initializer for 'some.dll' threw an exception."
What I would like to get is, if the inner-exception is not null (usually not) then .GetBaseException().Message of that too, like:
FS3033: The type provider '%s' reported an error: %s ...with details: %s
The workaround most developers do:
Open issue to corresponding TypeProvider's repo
Curse both F# and TypeProviders
And wait the author to debug, meanwhile continue writing their C#.
The workaround I do:
Download the TypeProvider from the GitHub,
Compile it in debug-mode
Replace my NuGet cache dll files with built debug-versions
Then open the TP project and attach VS to my process throwing the error
...and yes I do get the error, which is typically very simple to fix once you know it. Typically just another dll missing:
A simple fix would already had kept many devs in F#.
When I'm using different type-providers (a lot) and they use external dependency dlls, which throw an error, the F# compiler throws generic
FS3033: The type provider '%s' reported an error: %s
The error is typically: "The type initializer for 'some.dll' threw an exception."
What I would like to get is, if the inner-exception is not null (usually not) then
.GetBaseException().Message
of that too, like:FS3033: The type provider '%s' reported an error: %s ...with details: %s
The workaround most developers do:
The workaround I do:
A simple fix would already had kept many devs in F#.