#13168: Ambiguous interface errors in GHCi, even with -XPackageImports -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.0.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: GHC rejects Unknown/Multiple | valid program Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Originally reported in https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4253, but I moved it here after being reassured that this was a GHCi bug, not a `Cabal` one. To reproduce this issue, you'll need to install two libraries that export two constructors with the same name. The original issue uses `GLFW` and `GLFW-b` as examples, but for the puposes of test case minimalization, I've prepared a repo here (https://github.com/RyanGlScott/cabal-gh4253) with as small of an example as I can manage. To reproduce the issue, do the following: {{{ $ git clone https://github.com/RyanGlScott/cabal-gh4253 $ cd cabal-gh4253/ $ cabal install package1/ package2/ $ ghci -XPackageImports GHCi, version 8.0.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help Loaded GHCi configuration from /home/rgscott/.ghci λ> import "package1" DuplicateModuleName λ> Window <interactive>:1:1: error: Ambiguous interface for ‘DuplicateModuleName’: it was found in multiple packages: package1-0.1.0.0 package2-0.1.0.0 }}} This seems to be specific to GHCi, because I cannot find a way to trigger the same issue with `ghc --make`. I've reproduced this with GHC 8.0.2 and HEAD. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13168 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler