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#93 GHCi cannot start

5.00
closed-fixed
nobody
Compiler (190)
5
2001-09-06
2001-09-04
No

GHCi cannot start if started in the standard library
directory.

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$ pwd
/usr/local/lib/ghc-5.00.2/imports/std

$ ghci
___ ___ _
/ _ \ /\ /\/ __(_)
/ /_\// /_/ / / | | GHC Interactive, version
5.00.2, For Haskell 98.
/ /_\\/ __ / /___| | http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
\____/\/ /_/\____/|_| Type :? for help.

Loading package std ... linking ... done.

<no file>:0:
failed to load interface for `IO': Module `IO' is
not loaded

<no file>:0: Variable not in scope: `IO.hFlush'

<no file>:0:
failed to load interface for `PrelHandle':
Module `PrelHandle' is not loaded

<no file>:0: Variable not in scope: `PrelHandle.stderr'
ghc-5.00.2: panic! (the `impossible' happened, GHC
version 5.00.2):
interactiveUI:stderr

Please report it as a compiler bug to
glasgow-haskell-bugs@haskell.org,
or http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghc/.

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It does work in any other directory.

Discussion

  • Simon Marlow

    Simon Marlow - 2001-09-06

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    Fixed in 5.02.

     
  • Simon Marlow

    Simon Marlow - 2001-09-06
    • labels: --> Compiler
    • milestone: --> 5.00
    • status: open --> closed-fixed
     

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