gren-lang / gren-lang/compiler
Strange "File locked" error while compiling a package with errors
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- Haskell
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Description
While porting elm/random to gren, I attempted to compile the package and got the strange error below. Without changing anything, I reran gren make, and got the proper error message:
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Research direction
Reproduce the report by compiling the gren/random package from the linked port and running gren make with the package errors present. Compare the initial “File locked” failure with the proper diagnostic from the second run; done means the first compilation reports the proper error without requiring a rerun.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100