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Unexpected module resolution #712
Description
What happened?
(import std.Prelude)
(import std.List:*)
(print (max [1 2]))
(import std.Prelude)
(import std.List :max)
(print (max [1 2]))
In both these examples, I would expect max to be list:max, but instead it's math:max. I find that confusing, because math:max is not defined nor imported without the prefix in either module.
Both examples work as I'd expect (max resolving to math:max--EDIT: list:max, sorry!) if the order of imports is reversed.
What ArkScript version are you seeing the problem on?
4.7.2
Operating System
Linux
Compiler used
None
Compiler version used
No response
Relevant code & log output
ArityError: When calling `(math:max [1 2])', received 1 argument, but expected 2: `(math:max _a _b)'
At IP: 597, PP: 0, SP: 3
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SuperFola commentedon Sep 9, 2026
Thanks for the report, it is indeed unexpected and annoying.
I've managed to reduce the samples to the following:
and another one that seems related:
I'll see what I can do about that.
SuperFola commentedon Sep 17, 2026
I've started to work on that problem, which will require a rewrite of the name resolution pass. That might take some time and a lot of testing, I'm hoping that it should be done for the 4.8.0 or 4.9.0 if it's not breaking.
Basically, we resolve names with a very wacky algorithm, instead of having a list of direct and indirect imports available in each file. That leads to uncertainty in the algorithm deciding what the fully qualified name of a symbol is.