Re: [Haskell-beginners] Module import problem

On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Chry Cheng wrote:

"Casey Rodarmor" writes:

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Hi there!

I have a problem with importing a module I'd like to use.

My working directory, ~/proj, contains: ./Haskore -- a folder containing a version of haskore, this music thingy ./test.hs -- random stuff using haskore

The main file in ~/proj/Haskore is ~/proj/Haskore/Haskore.hs, which contains the following module declaration:

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module Haskore(module HaskoreLoader) where import HaskoreLoader

I've tried to put all the following in ~/proj/test.hs, with no luck:

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import Haskore -- Could not find module `Haskore': import Haskore.Haskore -- file name does not match module name `Haskore'

Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to place a module in an arbitrary directory, without having to modify it?

Thanks so much for your help!

Best, Casey Rodarmor _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

You have to tell GHC where to find Haskore. To do this, call ghc with the i option:

ghc -iHaskore/

then, import using:

import Haskore

Hi Chry, Thanks for the answer, everything works now :-) I must admit, I'm a little disappointed if that's the only way to get it to work. On the surface of things, I don't see why one can't just put a Module in some/arbitrary/directory, and then import it as some.arbitrary.directory.Module. The need to use a flag on the command line seems a little unnecessary. Can anyone give a little insight into why this decision was made? Best, Casey