[GHC] #4806: Make error message more user friendly when module is not found because package is unusable
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#4806: Make error message more user friendly when module is not found because
package is unusable
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Reporter: mitar | Owner: (none)
Type: feature request | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.0.1
Resolution: | Keywords: newcomer
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture:
| Unknown/Multiple
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D4783
Wiki Page: |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):
In [changeset:"df0f148feae4c3b9653260edff843d561d6d5918/ghc"
df0f148f/ghc]:
{{{
#!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
revision="df0f148feae4c3b9653260edff843d561d6d5918"
Improve error message when importing an unusable package
If a module cannot be found because it is ignored or from an unusable
package, report this to the user and the reason it is unusable.
Currently, GHC displays the standard "Cannot find module error". For
example:
```
<no location info>: error:
Could not find module ‘Control.Monad.Random’
Perhaps you meant
Control.Monad.Reader (from mtl-2.2.2)
Control.Monad.Cont (from mtl-2.2.2)
Control.Monad.Error (from mtl-2.2.2)
```
GHC does, however, indicate unusable/ignored packages with the -v flag:
```
package MonadRandom-0.5.1-1421RgpXdhC8e8UI7D3emA is unusable due to
missing dependencies:
fail-4.9.0.0-BAHmj60kS5K7NVhhKpm9J5
```
With this change, I took that message and added it to the output of the
"Cannot find module" message.
Reviewers: bgamari, dfeuer
Reviewed By: bgamari
Subscribers: Phyx, dfeuer, rwbarton, thomie, carter
GHC Trac Issues: #4806
Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4783
}}}
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