[GHC] #7730: :info and polykinds

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Tue Oct 8 16:54:49 UTC 2013


#7730: :info and polykinds
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        Reporter:  monoidal                 |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler (Type checker)  |          Version:  7.6.2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple         |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown             |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
                                            |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Another example
 {{{
 data T a = forall a. MkT a
 }}}
 The inner `a` shadows the outer one, so this really means:
 {{{
 data T a where
   MkT :: forall b. b -> T a
 }}}
 but it displays as
 {{{
 data T a where
   MkT :: a -> T a
 }}}
 which is desperately confusing.

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