[project @ 2002-04-01 09:24:29 by simonpj]

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diff --git a/ghc/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs b/ghc/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
index 15eed1d..8ccf276 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/rename/RnEnv.lhs
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ lookupTopBndrRn rdr_name
   = getModeRn  `thenRn` \ mode ->
     if isInterfaceMode mode
        then lookupSysBinder rdr_name   
+               -- lookupSysBinder uses the Module in the monad to set
+               -- the correct module for the binder.  This is important because
+               -- when GHCi is reading in an old interface, it just sucks it
+               -- in entire (Rename.loadHomeDecls) which uses lookupTopBndrRn
+               -- rather than via the iface file cache which uses newTopBndrRn
+               -- We must get the correct Module into the thing.
+
     else 
     getModuleRn                `thenRn` \ mod ->
     getGlobalNameEnv   `thenRn` \ global_env ->