Fix: Improve error message for string literals in raw constraints (#468) #4075
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Problem
When developers use a string literal directly in a raw constraint, they encounter a confusing compiler error that doesn't clearly indicate the actual problem:
#[account(constraint = "my string")]This produces:
This error message originates deep in the derive macro and doesn't help developers understand what they did wrong.
Solution
This PR adds early validation in the constraint parser to detect string literals and provide a clear, actionable error message:
Changes
lang/syn/src/parser/accounts/constraints.rsParseErrorbefore the expression reaches Rust's type checkerCloses #468