1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/stable_mir/src/error.rs b/compiler/stable_mir/src/error.rs
index 199106914..7085fa937 100644
--- a/compiler/stable_mir/src/error.rs
+++ b/compiler/stable_mir/src/error.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 //! - [CompilerError]: This represents errors that can be raised when invoking the compiler.
 //! - [Error]: Generic error that represents the reason why a request that could not be fulfilled.
 
-use std::convert::From;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
-use std::{error, fmt};
+use std::{error, fmt, io};
+
+macro_rules! error {
+     ($fmt: literal $(,)?) => { Error(format!($fmt)) };
+     ($fmt: literal, $($arg:tt)*) => { Error(format!($fmt, $($arg)*)) };
+ }
 
 /// An error type used to represent an error that has already been reported by the compiler.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -23,11 +27,11 @@ pub enum CompilerError<T> {
 }
 
 /// A generic error to represent an API request that cannot be fulfilled.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Error(String);
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Error(pub(crate) String);
 
 impl Error {
-    pub(crate) fn new(msg: String) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(msg: String) -> Self {
         Self(msg)
     }
 }
@@ -74,3 +78,9 @@ where
 
 impl error::Error for Error {}
 impl<T> error::Error for CompilerError<T> where T: Display + Debug {}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(value: io::Error) -> Self {
+        Error(value.to_string())
+    }
+}