SIFR-PARSE-0005: Invalid assignment, delete, starred, or named-expression target syntax. - Sifr

SIFR-PARSE-0005 belongs to the Parsing diagnostic family. It means: invalid assignment, delete, starred, or named-expression target syntax.

Why It Happens

The parser cannot recover a supported Sifr syntax tree from the source. Fix syntax before type, ownership, or package analysis can continue.

Use sifr --explain SIFR-PARSE-0005 locally to see the renderer’s exact message template and any machine-applicable suggestions for the compiler version you are running.

Erroneous Code

def main( -> int:
    return 1

How To Fix It

Fix the source syntax first. Parser diagnostics happen before Sifr can reason about types, ownership, or package structure.

Fixed Code

def main() -> int:
    return 1

Details

Field	Value
Code	`SIFR-PARSE-0005`
Family	`PARSE`
Severity	Error
Stability	stable
Owner	`sifr_driver::frontend::api`
Representative fixture	`crates/sifr/tests/e2e/fail/parser_invalid_target.sifr`

See the Error Codes index for the complete catalog.