[GHC] #15052: DeriveAnyClass instances may skip TypeError constraints

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Wed Apr 18 10:59:36 UTC 2018


#15052: DeriveAnyClass instances may skip TypeError constraints
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        Reporter:  jcpetruzza        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.2
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Comment (by jcpetruzza):

 Sorry that I wasn't clear. I meant, using `instance` and `deriving
 instance` without providing the instance head.

 {{{#!haskell
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass       #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds            #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts     #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving   #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableSuperClasses #-}
 module T where

 import GHC.TypeLits(TypeError, ErrorMessage(..))

 class TypeError ('Text "BOOM") => C a where
     f :: a -> ()
     f _ = ()

 data T1 = T1
    deriving C

 data T2 = T2
 instance C T2 -- won't typecheck

 data T3 = T3
 deriving instance C T3 -- won't typecheck
 }}}

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