I'm not sure that the problem is that the filename doesn't match the module name, but that the module name needs to start with a capital letter.
That's why it's a syntax error: the parser is looking for a capitalized word, and it's not seeing one. Certainly the message could be more clear and better documented. On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 12:50 PM, John Bugner <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm running Elm 0.17.1, and the compiler doesn't care whether the *name > given in the module declaration* of the module being compiled (with either > elm-make or elm-reactor) matches the *file name*. > > However, the compiler *does* catch if the name in the module declaration > doesn't start with a capital letter, as seen below: > > -- SYNTAX PROBLEM ------------------------------------------------- > src\Main.elm > > I ran into something unexpected when parsing your code! > > 1| module xNotMain exposing (..) > ^ > I am looking for one of the following things: > > the name of this module > whitespace > > > But, if I turn `xNotMain` into `NotMain`, then the compiler succeeds, and > the program works as intended, despite the name in the module declaration > still not matching the file name. Note, however, that any imported modules > *are* checked!, but *not* the "base" file itself. > > Where should I submit this error? > github.com/elm-lang/error-message-catalog/issues ?. Technically it is not > an error message, but the lack of one. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
