Misleading error message if there is error inside else branch #7407
Description
Describe the bug
If there is an error in the else branch, the produced error is very unhelpful.
How to reproduce
> if false { 'a' } else { $foo }
Error: nu::parser::parse_mismatch (link)
× Parse mismatch during operation.
╭─[entry #40:1:1]
1 │ if false { 'a' } else { $foo }
· ────┬───
· ╰── expected one of a list of accepted shapes: [Block, Expression]
╰────
Compare to the output when there is an error in the if branch:
> if true { $foo } else { 'a' }
Error: nu::parser::variable_not_found (link)
× Variable not found.
╭─[entry #41:1:1]
1 │ if true { $foo } else { 'a' }
· ──┬─
· ╰── variable not found
╰────
Expected behavior
> if false { 'a' } else { $foo }
Error: nu::parser::parse_mismatch (link)
× Parse mismatch during operation.
╭─[entry #40:1:1]
1 │ if false { 'a' } else { $foo }
· ──┬─
· ╰── variable not found
╰────
Screenshots
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Configuration
| key | value |
|---|---|
| version | 0.72.2 |
| branch | main |
| commit_hash | b39d797 |
| build_os | linux-x86_64 |
| build_target | x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu |
| rust_version | rustc 1.65.0 (897e37553 2022-11-02) |
| rust_channel | 1.65.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu |
| cargo_version | cargo 1.65.0 (4bc8f24d3 2022-10-20) |
| pkg_version | 0.72.2 |
| build_time | 2022-12-09 10:05:41 +02:00 |
| build_rust_channel | release |
| features | database, dataframe, default, trash, which, zip |
| installed_plugins | gstat |
Additional context
No response