[GHC] #11071: The "Not in scope" error is misleading

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#11071: The "Not in scope" error is misleading
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        Reporter:  mojojojo          |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by jstolarek):

 Replying to [comment:2 mojojojo]:
 > while in reality it is the absence of the whole namespace that is the
 problem

 I disagree. If you have:

 ```
 import Foo hiding ( bar )
 ```

 then `Foo` namespace is available, but any reference to `bar` will still
 result with "not in scope" error. I find the error message entirely
 correct and vote to close this ticket as "invalid".

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