[Haskell-beginners] hidden packages and ambiguous modules

[Thomas Hallgren]

Hi,

I just uploaded the package haskell98libraries [1] that you can use instead of
haskell98 to avoid this problem, i.e. you can use it together with base.

Thomas H

[1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/haskell98libraries

On 2013-09-06 11:12 , Dimitri Hendriks wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have ghc version 7.6.3. 
> I am trying to compile some code (not mine) with 
> 
> $ ghc --make Main
> 
> and get the message:
> 
>    Could not find module `Time'
>    It is a member of the hidden package `haskell98-2.0.0.2'.
> 
> Then I tried:
> 
> $ ghc -package haskell98-2.0.0.2 --make Main
> 
> resulting in
> 
>    Ambiguous module name `Prelude':
>      it was found in multiple packages: base haskell98-2.0.0.2
> 
> At this point I am stuck. How do I load the right packages without introducing ambiguities?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Greetings, 
> Dimitri
>