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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
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+++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ Ok, modules loaded: Main.
very often, and use the interpreter for the code being actively
developed.
- When loading up source files with :load,
- GHCi looks for any corresponding compiled object files, and will
- use one in preference to interpreting the source if possible. For
- example, suppose we have a 4-module program consisting of modules
- A, B, C, and D. Modules B and C both import D only,
- and A imports both B & C:
+ When loading up source modules with :load,
+ GHCi normally looks for any corresponding compiled object files,
+ and will use one in preference to interpreting the source if
+ possible. For example, suppose we have a 4-module program
+ consisting of modules A, B, C, and D. Modules B and C both import
+ D only, and A imports both B & C:
A
/ \
@@ -298,6 +298,34 @@ Compiling A ( A.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: A, B, C, D.
+ The automatic loading of object files can sometimes lead to
+ confusion, because non-exported top-level definitions of a module
+ are only available for use in expressions at the prompt when the
+ module is interpreted (see ). For
+ this reason, you might sometimes want to force GHCi to load a
+ module using the interpreter. This can be done by prefixing
+ a * to the module name or filename when
+ using :load, for example
+
+
+Prelude> :load *A
+Compiling A ( A.hs, interpreted )
+*A>
+
+
+When the * is used, GHCi ignores any
+ pre-compiled object code and interprets the module. If you have
+ already loaded a number of modules as object code and decide that
+ you wanted to interpret one of them, instead of re-loading the whole
+ set you can use :add *M to specify that you want
+ M to be interpreted (note that this might cause
+ other modules to be interpreted too, because compiled modules cannot
+ depend on interpreted ones).
+
+To always compile everything to object code and never use the
+ interpreter, use the -fobject-code option (see
+ ).
+
HINT: since GHCi will only use a compiled object file if it
can be sure that the compiled version is up-to-date, a good technique
when working on a large program is to occasionally run
@@ -306,7 +334,6 @@ Ok, modules loaded: A, B, C, D.
interpreter. As you modify code, the changed modules will be
interpreted, but the rest of the project will remain
compiled.
-
@@ -537,10 +564,14 @@ Compiling Main ( Main.hs, interpreted )
scopes from multiple modules, in any mixture of
* and non-* forms. GHCi
combines the scopes from all of these modules to form the scope
- that is in effect at the prompt. For technical reasons, GHCi
- can only support the *-form for modules which
- are interpreted, so compiled modules and package modules can
- only contribute their exports to the current scope.
+ that is in effect at the prompt.
+
+ NOTE: for technical reasons, GHCi can only support the
+ *-form for modules that are interpreted.
+ Compiled modules and package modules can only contribute their
+ exports to the current scope. To ensure that GHCi loads the
+ interpreted version of a module, add the *
+ when loading the module, e.g. :load *M.The scope is manipulated using the
:module command. For example, if the current
@@ -602,12 +633,48 @@ Prelude IO>
+ :module and
+ :load
+
+ It might seem that :module and
+ :load do similar things: you can use both
+ to bring a module into scope. However, there is a clear
+ difference. GHCi is concerned with two sets of modules:
+
+
+
+ The set of modules that are
+ currently loaded. This set is
+ modified
+ by :load, :add
+ and :reload.
+
+
+
+ The set of modules that are currently in
+ scope at the prompt. This set is modified
+ by :module, and it is also set
+ automatically
+ after :load, :add,
+ and :reload.
+
+
+
+ You cannot add a module to the scope if it is not
+ loaded. This is why trying to
+ use :module to load a new module results
+ in the message “module M is not
+ loaded”.
+
+
+ Qualified namesTo make life slightly easier, the GHCi prompt also
behaves as if there is an implicit import
qualified declaration for every module in every
- package, and every module currently loaded into GHCi.
+ package, and every module currently loaded into GHCi. This
+ behaviour can be disabled with the flag .
@@ -1427,7 +1494,7 @@ a :: a
*Main> :set -fbreak-on-exception
*Main> :trace qsort ("abc" ++ undefined)
-"Stopped at <exception thrown>
+“Stopped at <exception thrown>
_exception :: e
[<exception thrown>] *Main> :hist
-1 : qsort.hs:3:24-38
@@ -1712,13 +1779,16 @@ $ ghci -lm
- :addmodule ...
+ :add*module ...
:addAdd module(s) to the
current target set, and perform a
- reload.
+ reload. Normally pre-compiled code for the module will be
+ loaded if available, or otherwise the module will be
+ compiled to byte-code. Using the *
+ prefix forces the module to be loaded as byte-code.
@@ -2089,7 +2159,7 @@ Prelude> :. cmds.ghci
- :loadmodule ...
+ :load*module ...
:load
@@ -2106,6 +2176,11 @@ Prelude> :. cmds.ghci
to unload all the currently loaded modules and
bindings.
+ Normally pre-compiled code for a module will be loaded
+ if available, or otherwise the module will be compiled to
+ byte-code. Using the * prefix forces a
+ module to be loaded as byte-code.
+
After a :load command, the current
context is set to:
@@ -2311,7 +2386,9 @@ bar
Inside prompt, the sequence
%s is replaced by the names of the
modules currently in scope, and %% is
- replaced by %.
+ replaced by %. If prompt
+ starts with " then it is parsed as a Haskell String;
+ otherwise it is treated as a literal string.