Can't import package beginning with "util"

[Arthurm1]

opening a new REPL and trying to import a package with name util.xxx.yyy gives an error...

scala> import util.foo.bar 
<console>:6: error: value foo is not a member of util.type
import util.foo.bar
            ^

The following gives no error even though "util.bar" doesn't exist...

scala> import util.bar 
import util.bar

using the following suggested by @felixmulder works...

import _root_.util.foo.bar

[odersky]

This looks like a duplicate of #1286, and I think #1479 will fix it. @nicolasstucki can you check?

[Arthurm1]

I think my issue here is that every package within the scala package is available directly.
So this gives no error...

scala> val foo = util.Left  // shouldn't I have to specify scala.util.Left ?
foo: scala.util.Left$ = Left

This means I can't name any of my packages "util.foo.bar" because any attempt to import them gives...

scala> import util.foo.bar 
-- [E008] Member Not Found Error: <console> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 |import util.foo.bar
  |       ^^^^^^^^
  |       value `foo` is not a member of util.type - did you mean `util.Left`?
scala>  

BTW - I like the new error reporting.

[felixmulder]

Reported fixed in #1479 by @nicolasstucki