[GHC] #8560: undeducable Typeable error with data kinds when deriving Data for GADT in GHC version 7.7.20131122

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Mon Nov 25 21:33:26 UTC 2013


#8560: undeducable Typeable error with data kinds when deriving Data for GADT in
GHC version 7.7.20131122
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        Reporter:  carter            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by carter):

 totally reasonable, and honestly I don't need a Data instance for my use
 case (and i'm not sure what i'd use it for!),
 I just found this to be quite odd and hence worth reporting, because weird
 corner cases are worth knowing/documenting.

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