#14717: Hidden package hints no longer display -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: snoyberg | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: Poor/confusing Unknown/Multiple | error message Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- This started as a mailing list thread: https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail /haskell-cafe/2018-January/128485.html. Dan Burton demonstrated a reproduction without any build tool. With GHC 8.0.2, when you try to use a module from a hidden package, you get an error message with a helpful hint to add the package to the build- depends. With GHC 8.2.2 (and I believe 8.2.1), it appears that this hint is no longer displayed. To demonstrate, I'll copy Dan's repro: {{{ $ cat Main.hs module Main where import Data.Map main = putStrLn "It compiles" $ ghc-pkg list containers /usr/local/Cellar/ghc/8.2.2/lib/ghc-8.2.2/package.conf.d containers-0.5.10.2 $ ghc --make -hide-all-packages -package base Main.hs [1 of 1] Compiling Main ( Main.hs, Main.o ) Main.hs:2:1: error: Could not find module ‘Data.Map’ Use -v to see a list of the files searched for. | 2 | import Data.Map | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $ ghc --make -hide-all-packages -package base -package containers Main.hs [1 of 1] Compiling Main ( Main.hs, Main.o ) Linking Main ... }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14717 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler