Problem (bug?) with dotted unit names and default name spaces.

[glorfin]

I have two units, LMath.uPointsVec.pas in a package LMComponents, and FitLogExp in the project (ConstrFit).
Both of them use the same type TRealPoint, defined in lmath.uTypes unit.

In LMath.uPointsVec:
uses  LMath.uTypes; // complete identifier

In FitLogExp:
uses uTypes; // partial identifier, but project contain -FNlmath switch.

Line in FitLogExp:
DataPoints.Append(Pt); //DataPoints is of type TPoints, defined in uPointsVec

leads to following error message:
In FitLogExp.pas(62,25) Error: Incompatible type for arg no. 1: Got "LMATH.UTYPES.TRealPoint", expected "LMATH.UTYPES.TRealPoint"

If I use complete identifier in uses clause of FitLogExp, everything works fine.

[TRon]

In FitLogExp.pas(62,25) Error: Incompatible type for arg no. 1: Got "LMATH.UTYPES.TRealPoint", expected "LMATH.UTYPES.TRealPoint"

You got to love such 'explanatory' errors 

I do not know for sure if it was intended to have the distinction, but no matter what: it is a bug. Either the distinction is intended, in which case the error message is ambiguous or it is not intended to have the distinction and that fact in itself is the bug.

[glorfin]

Well, if a type is incompatible with itself, it looks very much like a bug. Most probably, compiler routine which resolves unit names, first creates a list of units, found directly, afterwards it searches once more for units, combining name space provided in -FNxxxx and unit name in "uses" clause, but then forgets to test if this unit was already found, and ends up with two distinct items for the same unit.

[TRon]

Your analysis reads very plausible, but fact is that it doesn't matter what caused it. It is just plain wrong (any which way you view/explain it, if even for undocumented behaviour)

Nice find btw, even knowing that what you are working on made it just a matter of time.

Please file a report if you are able to.

[PascalDragon]

Please file a report if you are able to.

And please provide a complete, but small and self contained example.

[glorfin]

Done. Issue 0037622.

[PascalDragon]

Thanks