[GHC] #9757: Warn about derivable instances

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Tue Dec 2 08:46:05 UTC 2014


#9757: Warn about derivable instances
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              Reporter:  dfeuer      |            Owner:
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  closed
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              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.9
             Component:  Compiler    |         Keywords:
            Resolution:  wontfix     |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by NeilMitchell):

 HLint knows nothing about types, has no translation to Core and only has
 approximate information about name binding. Your approach seems feasible
 in GHC, and it might do a reasonable job, but wouldn't be suitable in
 HLint.

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