Local package DB doesn't take preference over global DB

I sometime find myself wanting to compile some small test program (say Test.hs) against a locally built Cabal package. Here's what I do:

ghc -c Test.hs -package-conf dist/package.conf.inplace

This doesn't work

Test.hs:4:0:
    Failed to load interface for `Data.Text.Lazy.Builder':
      Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.

The global version of text gets picked instead of the local one (and in this case the global version lacks the Data.Text.Lazy.Builder module). I expect the package given on the command line to take preference.

Workaround: Bump the version number of the local package.

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Trac field	Value
Version	6.12.2
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Compiler
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