[New] when the error type is wrong, show the message and stack

Fixes #479.
tape-testing · Jul 29, 2019 · c283615 · c283615
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diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ Test.prototype['throws'] = function (fn, expected, msg, extra) {
 
     if (typeof expected === 'function' && caught) {
         passed = caught.error instanceof expected;
-        caught.error = caught.error.constructor;
     }
 
     this._assert(typeof fn === 'function' && passed, {

diff --git a/test/throws.js b/test/throws.js
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ tap.test('failures', function (tt) {
             + '    expected: |-\n'
             + '      [Function: TypeError]\n'
             + '    actual: |-\n'
-            + '      [Function: RangeError]\n'
+            + "      { [RangeError: actual!] message: 'actual!' }\n"
             + '    at: Test.<anonymous> ($TEST/throws.js:$LINE:$COL)\n'
+            + '    stack: |-\n'
+            + '      RangeError: actual!\n'
+            + '          at Test.<anonymous> ($TEST/throws.js:$LINE:$COL)\n'
+            + '          [... stack stripped ...]\n'
             + '  ...\n'
             + '\n1..14\n'
             + '# tests 14\n'