Re: [GHC] #8466: Aggregate “ambiguous import” errors for the same name

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Thu Oct 24 20:53:41 UTC 2013


#8466: Aggregate “ambiguous import” errors for the same name
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        Reporter:  nomeata           |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by tibbe):

 I don't think we should do this. It will break a bunch of tools that
 depend on this standardized error format (e.g. Emacs and vi). If you
 insist I think it should be off by default and behind a flag.

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