[GHC] #12882: Unexpected constraint when using ExistentialQuantification

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#12882: Unexpected constraint when using ExistentialQuantification
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        Reporter:  danilo2           |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.0.1
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      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
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Comment (by mpickering):

 OK - I got it to compile now, I was missing scoped type variables. Here is
 the more usual way to write your data type.

 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}

 import Data.Typeable

 data Elem t where
   Elem :: Typeable t => Int -> Elem t

 tst1 :: forall a. Elem a -> TypeRep
 tst1 (Elem _) = typeRep (Proxy :: Proxy a)
 }}}

 Then it is clear why you must pattern match on `Elem` in order to discover
 that you have the `Typeable` constraint. You could have another
 constructor which doesn't bind it. For example,

 {{{
 data Elem t where
   Elem :: Typeable t => Int -> Elem t
   Elem2 :: t -> Elem t
 }}}

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