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Confusing error message from GHCI - "defined in multiple files" shows the same file
I just had the following very confusing exchange with GHCI: ``` λ :load Ok, modules loaded: none. λ :load src/Application/Aws.hs Ok, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o). λ private <interactive>:3:1: error: Variable not in scope: private λ :m *Application.Aws module 'Application.Aws' is not interpreted; try ':add *Application.Aws' first λ :add *Application.Aws <no location info>: error: module ‘circuithub-api-0.0.4-EeGo4QUTODrB58BZrr3htj:Application.Aws’ is defined in multiple files: src/Application/Aws.hs src/Application/Aws.hs Failed, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o). λ :! ghc --version The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 8.1.20161115 ``` This can really be simplified to ``` λ :load src/Application/Aws.hs Ok, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o). λ :add *Application.Aws <no location info>: error: module ‘circuithub-api-0.0.4-EeGo4QUTODrB58BZrr3htj:Application.Aws’ is defined in multiple files: src/Application/Aws.hs src/Application/Aws.hs Failed, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o). ``` For the record, here is Application.Aws: ```hs {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-} module Application.Aws ( AwsExtra(..) ) where import Prelude import Data.Data (Data) import Data.ByteString.Char8 import Data.Text data AwsExtra = AwsExtra { awsKey :: ByteString , awsSecret :: ByteString , awsS3AssetsBucket :: Text } deriving (Show,Data) private :: Int private = 42 ``` <details><summary>Trac metadata</summary> | Trac field | Value | | ---------------------- | ------------ | | Version | 8.1 | | Type | Bug | | TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure | | Priority | normal | | Resolution | Unresolved | | Component | GHCi | | Test case | | | Differential revisions | | | BlockedBy | | | Related | | | Blocking | | | CC | | | Operating system | | | Architecture | | </details> <!-- {"blocked_by":[],"summary":"Confusing error message from GHCI - \"defined in multiple files\" shows the same file","status":"New","operating_system":"","component":"GHCi","related":[],"milestone":"","resolution":"Unresolved","owner":{"tag":"Unowned"},"version":"8.1","keywords":[],"differentials":[],"test_case":"","architecture":"","cc":[""],"type":"Bug","description":"I just had the following very confusing exchange with GHCI:\r\n\r\n{{{\r\nλ :load\r\nOk, modules loaded: none.\r\n\r\nλ :load src/Application/Aws.hs \r\nOk, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o).\r\n\r\nλ private\r\n<interactive>:3:1: error: Variable not in scope: private\r\n\r\nλ :m *Application.Aws\r\nmodule 'Application.Aws' is not interpreted; try ':add *Application.Aws' first\r\n\r\nλ :add *Application.Aws\r\n<no location info>: error:\r\n module ‘circuithub-api-0.0.4-EeGo4QUTODrB58BZrr3htj:Application.Aws’ is defined in multiple files: src/Application/Aws.hs\r\n src/Application/Aws.hs\r\nFailed, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o).\r\n\r\nλ :! ghc --version\r\nThe Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 8.1.20161115\r\n}}}\r\n\r\nThis can really be simplified to\r\n\r\n{{{\r\nλ :load src/Application/Aws.hs\r\nOk, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o).\r\n\r\nλ :add *Application.Aws\r\n<no location info>: error:\r\n module ‘circuithub-api-0.0.4-EeGo4QUTODrB58BZrr3htj:Application.Aws’ is defined in multiple files: src/Application/Aws.hs\r\n src/Application/Aws.hs\r\nFailed, modules loaded: Application.Aws (dist/build/Application/Aws.o).\r\n}}}\r\n\r\n\r\nFor the record, here is Application.Aws:\r\n\r\n{{{#!hs\r\n{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}\r\n\r\nmodule Application.Aws\r\n ( AwsExtra(..)\r\n ) where\r\n\r\nimport Prelude\r\n\r\nimport Data.Data (Data)\r\nimport Data.ByteString.Char8\r\nimport Data.Text\r\n\r\ndata AwsExtra = AwsExtra\r\n { awsKey :: ByteString\r\n , awsSecret :: ByteString\r\n , awsS3AssetsBucket :: Text\r\n } deriving (Show,Data)\r\n\r\nprivate :: Int\r\nprivate = 42\r\n}}}","type_of_failure":"OtherFailure","blocking":[]} -->
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