[GHC] #9764: Home package modules silently override available modules from package database

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#9764: Home package modules silently override available modules from package
database
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              Reporter:  ezyang      |            Owner:  ezyang
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  new
  request                            |        Milestone:
              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.9
             Component:  Compiler    |         Keywords:
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Blocked By:
       Type of failure:  GHC         |  Related Tickets:
  accepts invalid program            |
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Comment (by ezyang):

 That is not what I was proposing, but it sounds much better! And I agree,
 in that case, there would be no discrepancies.

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