proper err msg

gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go

@@ -2957,10 +2957,10 @@ func predefineNow2(store Store, last BlockNode, d Decl, m map[Name]struct{}) (De
 			// check base type of receiver type, should not be pointer type or interface type
 			assertValidReceiverType := func(t Type) {
 				if _, ok := t.(*PointerType); ok {
-					panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid receiver type %v (pointer type)\n", rt))
+					panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid receiver type %v (base type is pointer type)\n", rt))
 				}
 				if _, ok := t.(*InterfaceType); ok {
-					panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid receiver type %v (interface type)\n", rt))
+					panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid receiver type %v (base type is interface type)\n", rt))
 				}
 			}
 

gnovm/tests/files/type37.gno

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type37.gno:8: invalid receiver type main.Arr (pointer type)
+// main/files/type37.gno:8: invalid receiver type main.Arr (base type is pointer type)

gnovm/tests/files/type37b.gno

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type37b.gno:7: invalid receiver type **main.Integer (pointer type)
+// main/files/type37b.gno:7: invalid receiver type **main.Integer (base type is pointer type)

gnovm/tests/files/type37d.gno

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type37d.gno:7: invalid receiver type main.IntPtr (pointer type)
+// main/files/type37d.gno:7: invalid receiver type main.IntPtr (base type is pointer type)

gnovm/tests/files/type37e.gno

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type37e.gno:8: invalid receiver type main.Int2 (pointer type)
+// main/files/type37e.gno:8: invalid receiver type main.Int2 (base type is pointer type)

gnovm/tests/files/type37f.gno

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+type IntPtr *int
+
+var ip IntPtr = new(int)
+
+func (p *IntPtr) Int() int {
+	return **p
+}
+
+func main() {
+	println((&ip).Int())
+}
+
+// Error:
+// main/files/type37f.gno:7: invalid receiver type *main.IntPtr (base type is pointer type)

gnovm/tests/files/type39.gno

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type39.gno:7: invalid receiver type main.foo (interface type)
+// main/files/type39.gno:7: invalid receiver type main.foo (base type is interface type)

gnovm/tests/files/type39a.gno

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type39a.gno:9: invalid receiver type main.FF (interface type)
+// main/files/type39a.gno:9: invalid receiver type main.FF (base type is interface type)

gnovm/tests/files/type39b.gno

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // Error:
-// main/files/type39b.gno:7: invalid receiver type *main.foo (interface type)
+// main/files/type39b.gno:7: invalid receiver type *main.foo (base type is interface type)