#2636: Error message for missing import substantially worse in 6.9/6.11
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Reporter: NeilMitchell | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Component: Compiler
Version: 6.9 | Severity: normal
Keywords: | Testcase:
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Os: Unknown/Multiple
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Creating a file Test.hs:
{{{
import Foo
main = print "hello"
}}}
where Foo does not exist, used to give a really nice error (with 6.8.3)
but with 6.9 and 6.11 gives a horrible error message:
{{{
$ runghc Test
*** Exception: Could not find module `Foo':
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
$ ghc --version
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 6.11.20080929
}}}
Compared to version 6.8.3:
{{{
$ runghc Test.hs
Test.hs:2:7:
Could not find module `Foo':
Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
}}}
A much nicer error, importantly saying where the import was - in my case
the import was in an imported module, so I didn't even know which file was
causing the error.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2636>
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