How to use UTCTime in yesod without hidden module errors?

Question

I'm creating a simple website using yesod.

It was working until I added a field of type UTCTime to my database model.

I initially got an error suggesting I add "time-1.2.0.3" to my cabal file, so I did and now I get much the same error without the suggestion:

Model.hs:6:8:
    Could not find module `Data.Time.Clock.UTC':
      it is a hidden module in the package `time-1.2.0.3'
      Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.

The ghc command-line generated by cabal is:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Haskell Platform\2011.2.0.1\bin\ghc.exe" --make -o dist\build\lpi\lpi.exe -hide-all-packages -fbuilding-cabal-package -package-conf dist\package.conf.inplace -i -idist\build\lpi\lpi-tmp -i. -idist\build\autogen -Idist\build\autogen -Idist\build\lpi\lpi-tmp -optP-DPRODUCTION -optP-include -optPdist\build\autogen\cabal_macros.h -odir dist\build\lpi\lpi-tmp -hidir dist\build\lpi\lpi-tmp -stubdir dist\build\lpi\lpi-tmp -package-id base-4.3.1.0-f520cd232cc386346843c4a12b63f44b -package-id bytestring-0.9.1.10-cd85f14e02463c02ba4c77d7adcdb54f -package-id clientsession-0.7.3.6-70ebb09e2b4c14267f1463cef3c932ea -package-id hamlet-0.10.5-1bacb5fe791e5cc9e28c8cf9f07c06e2 -package-id hjsmin-0.0.14-a1d374204877c150b681896452f205f4 -package-id mime-mail-0.4.1.0-05d76f10c6f18f7178113a6d760f371a -package-id monad-control-0.3.1-092d8fe82727181557b850f795f847bc -package-id persistent-0.6.4.3-6e59b956a206ce4f4a9296367507c2b8 -package-id persistent-sqlite-0.6.2.1-d32462e51baa09b53b6fd83dae922fc7 -package-id shakespeare-css-0.10.4-f8e17e4528d3a37edee74b13441720de -package-id shakespeare-js-0.10.3-dfec6b68f60671528332da06c9799659 -package-id shakespeare-text-0.10.3-a0ae9b85c3588ff2572080a6d1cdd4c3 -package-id template-haskell-2.5.0.0-7d9b1443ac5ab69e5ed705a487990deb -package-id text-0.11.1.9-a75bb47eca7b1c98d59b7697de77ca4d -package-id time-1.2.0.3-74ef6ac31cee9aec02b036978af002d2 -package-id yesod-0.9.3.4-6339564f13b46afd787d750cf9daa3bf -package-id yesod-auth-0.7.8-94a2849a33bb6f6d4c0e15615ef22bea -package-id yesod-core-0.9.3.6-a70073f17a6f050226a91a97c305403d -package-id yesod-default-0.4.1-1f30d8d893952d0661328b681d9ce291 -package-id yesod-form-0.3.4-a84ba844c230f9847bca7c0056375179 -package-id yesod-static-0.3.2-c82f332e85e2c9ba709375b8a14040a1 -O -Wall -threaded -O2 -XHaskell98 -XTemplateHaskell -XQuasiQuotes -XOverloadedStrings -XNoImplicitPrelude -XCPP -XMultiParamTypeClasses -XTypeFamilies -XGADTs -XGeneralizedNewtypeDeriving -XFlexibleContexts .\main.hs

so time-1.0.2.3 is definitely being referenced.

All the packages were downloaded in the last 24 hours so they should be pretty much up-to-date.

How can I unhide Data.Time.Clock.UTC?

Answer 1

I got the same error recently amd the answer was to

import Data.Time

instead of

import Data.Time.Clock.UTC

since the first module re-exports the hidden module.

Answer 2

Sounds to me like a variant of cabal dependency hell. If you run ghc-pkg list time, I'm guessing you'll see multiple versions of time installed. Your app is probably using a newer version than the underlying libraries.

In your cabal file, try relying on precisely the same version of time as is being mentioned in the error message and see if that solves it.