Problems using LsqFit inside a module

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1

Hello all!

Thank you very much for this space.

I found a problem using LsqFit within a module in Julia 1.8.5 installed on Ubuntu 22.04.
If I create a simple module as as in the following MWE, I got long list of warnings all which indicated:
** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **.

module A

using LsqFit

end

Here I paste the complete list of warnings:

[ Info: Precompiling A [top-level]
WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:inv4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:loghalf}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrthalfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrt3}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:fourinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:logtwo}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:175 overwritten in module StatsFuns at irrationals.jl:182.
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:invπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:logπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:log4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:quartπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:inv2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:twoπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:halfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:twoinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrt4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:sqrtπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:fourπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition Type##kw(Any, Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat}, Base.Irrational{:log2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:inv4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:loghalf}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrthalfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt3}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:fourinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:logtwo}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:175 overwritten in module StatsFuns at irrationals.jl:182.
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:invπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:logπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:log4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:quartπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:inv2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:twoπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:halfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:twoinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:sqrtπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:fourπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Base.MPFR.BigFloat})(Base.Irrational{:log2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:182 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:inv4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:fourπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:loghalf}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrthalfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt3}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:fourinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:logtwo}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:invπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:logπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:log4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:quartπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:inv2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:twoπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:halfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:twoinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:sqrtπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float32})(Base.Irrational{:log2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:192 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:fourπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:inv4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:loghalf}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:sqrthalfπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:sqrt3}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:fourinvπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:logtwo}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:invsqrt2π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:invπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:logπ}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

WARNING: Method definition (::Type{Float64})(Base.Irrational{:log4π}) in module IrrationalConstants at irrationals.jl:191 overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to `include`).
  ** incremental compilation may be fatally broken for this module **

Could you help me to solve this issue?

Thanks a lot

2

I can’t reproduce on v1.8.5 or v1.9.0-rc2.

(tmp) julia> module A
             using LsqFit
             end
Main.A

(tmp) julia> using .A

(tmp) julia> A.curve_fit
curve_fit (generic function with 6 methods)

(tmp) julia>
3

Thank you for answer me @mbaz.

I have the problem if I save the module in a text file and I try to load it as indicated below:

push!(LOAD_PATH, "MY_PATH")
using A

It just happen the first time that I tried to use the module after saving a change. For example, if I added a comment to the module A:

module A 
# 
using LsqFit
end

If I create the module inside the Julia REPL and then load it, it does not generates the warnings. I do not understand why.

Thanks again!

4

I suggest trying with an empty environment. Start with:

pkg> activate --temp
  Activating new project at `/tmp/jl_WL5BkO`

pkg> st
Status `/tmp/jl_WL5BkO/Project.toml` (empty project)

pkg> add LsqFit
[...]

pkg> st
Status `/tmp/jl_WL5BkO/Project.toml`
  [2fda8390] LsqFit v0.13.0

pkg>

and then try using your module again. If it works, then it’s possible there’s an incompatibility between LsqFit and some other package (possibly MPFR.jl).

5

Thanks again.

I tried and it works. However, reading the warnings I received it seems that incompatibility can be related to StatsFuns in my case.

The warnings indicates: overwritten in module StatsFuns on the same line (check for duplicate calls to 'include').

6

It works for me with just LsqFit and StatsFuns installed. You may need to try installing (in a temporary, clean environment) different combinations of the packages you’re using until you identify those that are incompatible.