read_verilog -defer <<EOT

module bb (...);
localparam A = "abc";
input a;
output b;
endmodule

module top (...);
input a;
output b;
bb #(.A("def")) my_bb (a, b);
endmodule

EOT

logger -expect error "does not have a parameter named 'A'" 1
hierarchy -check -top top