#4806: Make error message more user friendly when module is not found because package is unusable -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- 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: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by sgillespie): Replying to [comment:27 Phyx-]:

I would change the first part to be more precise

`Could not find module ‘Control.Monad.Random’` into something like `Could not load module ‘Control.Monad.Random’` since the message is a bit contradictory saying it couldn't find it yet it's part of a package it knows about.

I toyed with this a bit, using "Could not load module" for hidden and unusable packages. It broke hundreds of tests, and I'm a bit uncomfortable with that. For that reason, I think it's best not to mess with that for now. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4806#comment:31> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler