dirs should complain about non-immediate subdirectories
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Description
As attempted in https://github.com/ocaml/dune/pull/6640/files, Dune should complain when the user writes:
(dirs A/B)
and perhaps even suggest
(subdir A (dirs B))
instead.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the attempted changes in PR #6640 and trace how the (dirs A/B) form is handled. Confirm the desired behavior for non-immediate subdirectories, including whether to suggest (subdir A (dirs B)), and add coverage showing that the invalid form produces a complaint.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100