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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs b/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
index 47595e2a89..59451fc535 100644
--- a/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
+++ b/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module RnEnv (
mapFvRn, mapFvRnCPS,
warnUnusedMatches, warnUnusedModules, warnUnusedImports,
warnUnusedTopBinds, warnUnusedLocalBinds,
- dataTcOccs, unknownNameErr,
+ dataTcOccs, unknownNameErr
) where
#include "HsVersions.h"
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ import DataCon ( dataConFieldLabels )
import OccName ( OccName, tcName, isDataOcc, pprNonVarNameSpace, occNameSpace,
reportIfUnused, occNameFS )
import Module ( Module, ModuleName )
-import PrelNames ( mkUnboundName, rOOT_MAIN, iNTERACTIVE, consDataConKey, hasKey )
+import PrelNames ( mkUnboundName, rOOT_MAIN, iNTERACTIVE,
+ consDataConKey, hasKey, forall_tv_RDR )
import UniqSupply
import BasicTypes ( IPName, mapIPName, Fixity )
import SrcLoc ( SrcSpan, srcSpanStart, Located(..), eqLocated, unLoc,
@@ -1018,9 +1019,14 @@ shadowedNameWarn doc occ shadowed_locs
$$ doc
unknownNameErr rdr_name
- = sep [ptext SLIT("Not in scope:"),
- nest 2 $ pprNonVarNameSpace (occNameSpace (rdrNameOcc rdr_name))
- <+> quotes (ppr rdr_name)]
+ = vcat [ hang (ptext SLIT("Not in scope:"))
+ 2 (pprNonVarNameSpace (occNameSpace (rdrNameOcc rdr_name))
+ <+> quotes (ppr rdr_name))
+ , extra ]
+ where
+ extra | rdr_name == forall_tv_RDR
+ = ptext SLIT("Perhaps you intended to use -XRankNTypes or similar flag")
+ | otherwise = empty
unknownSubordinateErr doc op -- Doc is "method of class" or
-- "field of constructor"