#9903: GHCi produces a cryptic message when using HPC -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: facundo.dominguez | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 7.9 Keywords: hpc | Operating System: Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Unknown/Multiple Difficulty: Unknown | Type of failure: GHCi crash Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: #9878, #9762 ? | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- The following test produces an impolite response from GHCi {{{ $ cat t.hs g :: Int g = 1 + 1 $ ghc-stage2 --interactive t.hs -fhpc GHCi, version 7.9.20141217: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help [1 of 1] Compiling Main ( t.hs, interpreted ) Ok, modules loaded: Main. *Main> g ghc-stage2: panic! (the 'impossible' happened) (GHC version 7.9.20141217 for x86_64-unknown-linux): Loading temp shared object failed: /tmp/ghc25774_0/ghc25774_5.so: undefined symbol: _hpc_tickboxes_Main_hpc Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug }}} It has been noted elsewhere (#9878) that these kinds of messages are better avoided. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9903 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler