[Feature] Improve error messages when calling a non-existent macro in the config block of a model

[haje01]

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Describe the feature

Hi!

I'm using dbt 1.8.3 with Python 3.11.8

Calling a macro that doesn't exist in your project code will normally raise a RuntimeError, and will make the user aware that the macro is undefined.

select {{ calling_undefined_macro() }}

Error message:

 'calling_undefined_macro' is undefined. This can happen when calling a macro that does not exist. Check for typos and/or install package dependencies with "dbt deps".

However, calling undefined macro from the config block of the model, as shown in the following example, results in a strange error that is almost impossible for the user to notice.

{{
    config(foo = calling_undefined_macro())
}}

select 1 as id

Error message:

can not serialize 'Undefined' object                                                                                      01:40:35  Traceback (most recent call last):                                                                                File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 138, in wrapper                                                                                                                            result, success = func(*args, **kwargs)                                                                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                                                 File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 101, in wrapper                                                                                                                            return func(*args, **kwargs)                                                                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                                                            File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 218, in wrapper                                                                                                                            return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 247, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 294, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/cli/requires.py", line 320, in wrapper
    ctx.obj["manifest"] = parse_manifest(
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/parser/manifest.py", line 1898, in parse_manifest
    manifest = ManifestLoader.get_full_manifest(
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/parser/manifest.py", line 330, in get_full_manifest
    manifest = loader.load()
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/parser/manifest.py", line 525, in load
    self.write_manifest_for_partial_parse()
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/parser/manifest.py", line 811, in write_manifest_for_partial_parse
    manifest_msgpack = self.manifest.to_msgpack(extended_mashumaro_encoder)
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<string>", line 3, in __mashumaro_to_msgpack__
  File "<string>", line 85, in __mashumaro_to_msgpack__
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/dbt/parser/manifest.py", line 150, in extended_mashumaro_encoder
    return msgpack.packb(data, default=extended_msgpack_encoder, use_bin_type=True)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/haje01/.pyenv/versions/3.11.8/envs/dbt/lib/python3.11/site-packages/msgpack/__init__.py", line 36, in packb
    return Packer(**kwargs).pack(o)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 294, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer.pack
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 300, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer.pack
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 297, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer.pack
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 231, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer._pack
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 231, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer._pack
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 231, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer._pack
  [Previous line repeated 1 more time]
  File "msgpack/_packer.pyx", line 291, in msgpack._cmsgpack.Packer._pack
TypeError: can not serialize 'Undefined' object

The worst part is that these config issues happen even if the model is not the target of the direct run.

This issue is probably also related to the reporting in the link below.

#10270

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Who will this benefit?

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Are you interested in contributing this feature?

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Anything else?

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