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Internal Typechecker Error: Base type L+ not in predefined-type-table

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Description

What version of Racket are you using?

6.6.0.4

What program did you run?
#lang typed/racket

(define-type (L+ T REST) (Pairof T (∩ (L+ T Any) REST)))
What should have happened?

A better error message. I was fiddling around with types, trying to see if I could describe the type for a pair of same-length lists (I don't think it's possible), so the code above isn't supposed to work anyway.

If you got an error message, please include it here.
.../share/racket/pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/utils/tc-utils.rkt:270:0: Internal Typechecker Error: Base type L+ not in predefined-type-table
while typechecking:
here
originally:
here

The problematic definition is not highlighted in red (so in a larger file, it would be harder to find), and the "while typechecking: here originally: here" is not particularly helpful :) .

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the provided typed/racket definition, then inspect typed-racket/utils/tc-utils.rkt around line 270 and the surrounding typechecker diagnostics. Done should replace the internal typechecker error with a useful message that identifies the problematic definition and improves its source highlighting.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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