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since `up` and `values` are both pointer-aligned the type field will
also be pointer-aligned, wasting 48 bits of space on most machines. we
can get away with removing the type field altogether by encoding some
information into the `with` expr that created the env to begin with,
reducing the GC load for the absolutely massive amount of single-entry
envs we create for lambdas. this reduces memory usage of system eval by
quite a bit (reducing heap size of our system eval from 8.4GB to 8.23GB)
and gives similar savings in eval time.
running `nix eval --raw --impure --expr 'with import <nixpkgs/nixos> {}; system'`
before:
Time (mean ± σ): 5.576 s ± 0.003 s [User: 5.197 s, System: 0.378 s]
Range (min … max): 5.572 s … 5.581 s 10 runs
after:
Time (mean ± σ): 5.408 s ± 0.002 s [User: 5.019 s, System: 0.388 s]
Range (min … max): 5.405 s … 5.411 s 10 runs
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synopsis: Better error reporting for `with` expressions
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prs: 9658
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---
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`with` expressions using non-attrset values to resolve variables are now reported with proper positions.
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Previously an incorrect `with` expression would report no position at all, making it hard to determine where the error originated:
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```
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nix-repl> with 1; a
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error:
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… <borked>
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at «none»:0: (source not available)
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error: value is an integer while a set was expected
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```
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Now position information is preserved and reported as with most other errors:
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```
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nix-repl> with 1; a
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error:
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… while evaluating the first subexpression of a with expression
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at «string»:1:1:
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1| with 1; a
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| ^
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error: value is an integer while a set was expected
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```
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