patch 9.0.2012: Vim9: error message can be more accuratev9.0.2012

Problem:  Vim9: error message can be more accurate
Solution: Fix the error messages

Fix message for some single use error messages.

closes: #13312

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Co-authored-by: Ernie Rael <errael@raelity.com>

5 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 2474e27d4c..50cf6698da 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -1771,8 +1771,8 @@ EXTERN char e_less_targets_than_list_items[]
 	INIT(= N_("E687: Less targets than List items"));
 EXTERN char e_more_targets_than_list_items[]
 	INIT(= N_("E688: More targets than List items"));
-EXTERN char e_can_only_index_list_dictionary_or_blob[]
-	INIT(= N_("E689: Can only index a List, Dictionary or Blob"));
+EXTERN char e_index_not_allowed_after_str_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E689: Index not allowed after a %s: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_missing_in_after_for[]
 	INIT(= N_("E690: Missing \"in\" after :for"));
 EXTERN char e_can_only_compare_list_with_list[]
@@ -3081,8 +3081,8 @@ EXTERN char e_libsodium_decryption_failed_premature[]
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 EXTERN char e_no_white_space_allowed_after_str_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1202: No white space allowed after '%s': %s"));
-EXTERN char e_dot_can_only_be_used_on_dictionary_str[]
-	INIT(= N_("E1203: Dot can only be used on a dictionary: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_dot_not_allowed_after_str_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1203: Dot not allowed after a %s: %s"));
 #endif
 EXTERN char e_regexp_number_after_dot_pos_search_chr[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1204: No Number allowed after .: '\\%%%c'"));
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 93109effb9..8b26eb189f 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1375,9 +1375,9 @@ get_lval(
 		      && v_type != VAR_OBJECT
 		      && v_type != VAR_CLASS)
 	{
-	    // TODO: have a message with obj/class, not just dict,
 	    if (!quiet)
-		semsg(_(e_dot_can_only_be_used_on_dictionary_str), name);
+		semsg(_(e_dot_not_allowed_after_str_str),
+						vartype_name(v_type), name);
 	    return NULL;
 	}
 	if (v_type != VAR_LIST
@@ -1386,9 +1386,9 @@ get_lval(
 		&& v_type != VAR_OBJECT
 		&& v_type != VAR_CLASS)
 	{
-	    // TODO: have a message with obj/class, not just dict/list/blob,
 	    if (!quiet)
-		emsg(_(e_can_only_index_list_dictionary_or_blob));
+		semsg(_(e_index_not_allowed_after_str_str),
+						vartype_name(v_type), name);
 	    return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index b7c8ad7346..09e73ef9ca 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@ func Test_dict_assign()
     let n = 0
     let n.key = 3
   END
-  call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1203: Dot can only be used on a dictionary: n.key = 3')
+  call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1203: Dot not allowed after a number: n.key = 3')
   let lines =<< trim END
     vim9script
     var n = 0
     n.key = 3
   END
-  call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1203: Dot can only be used on a dictionary: n.key = 3')
+  call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1203: Dot not allowed after a number: n.key = 3')
   let lines =<< trim END
     var n = 0
     n.key = 3
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index 07afadb0c8..3a187774ec 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ def Test_assignment_dict()
     var n: any
     n.key = 5
   END
-  v9.CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, ['E1148:', 'E1203: Dot can only be used on a dictionary: n.key = 5'], 2)
+  v9.CheckDefExecAndScriptFailure(lines, ['E1148:', 'E1203: Dot not allowed after a number: n.key = 5'], 2)
 enddef
 
 def Test_assignment_local()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 441acfd12f..5b919069ca 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2012,
+/**/
     2011,
 /**/
     2010,