Incorrect error message for badly constructed struct #25380
Description
Describe the bug
The problem in this code is a missing : after the mut keyword, but the error message doesn't give a hint as to the problem
Reproduction Steps
struct Foo {
}
struct Bar {
mut foos []Foo
}Expected Behavior
Error message of
"missing : after mut in struct"
would be good - something that would indicate the actual problem
Current Behavior
x.v:5:11: error: `[attr]` has been deprecated, use `@[attr]` instead
3 |
4 | struct Bar {
5 | mut foos []Foo
| ^
6 | }
Possible Solution
No response
Additional Information/Context
No response
V version
V 0.4.12 5bc82ed
Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)
Not that it matters, but...
|V full version |V 0.4.12 f581bb7.5bc82ed
|:-------------------|:-------------------
|OS |linux, "Manjaro Linux"
|Processor |32 cpus, 64bit, little endian, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
|Memory |7.02GB/30.49GB
| |
|V executable |/home/jalon/git/v/v
|V last modified time|2025-09-24 11:48:11
| |
|V home dir |OK, value: /home/jalon/git/v
|VMODULES |OK, value: /home/jalon/.vmodules
|VTMP |OK, value: /tmp/v_1000
|Current working dir |OK, value: /home/jalon
| |
|Git version |git version 2.51.0
|V git status |weekly.2025.39-3-g5bc82ed3
|.git/config present |true
| |
|cc version |cc (GCC) 15.2.1 20250813
|gcc version |gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20250813
|clang version |clang version 20.1.8
|tcc version |tcc version 0.9.28rc 2024-07-31 HEAD@1cee0908 (x86_64 Linux)
|tcc git status |thirdparty-linux-amd64 0134e9b9
|emcc version |N/A
|glibc version |ldd (GNU libc) 2.42
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