[GHC] #7800: Error message when deriving Typeable without PolyKinds
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#7800: Error message when deriving Typeable without PolyKinds
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Reporter: monoidal | Owner:
Type: bug | dreixel
Priority: normal | Status: new
Component: Compiler | Milestone: 7.8.1
Resolution: | Version: 7.7
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Keywords:
Type of failure: Incorrect warning at | Architecture:
compile-time | Unknown/Multiple
Test Case: | Difficulty:
Blocking: | Unknown
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Comment (by monoidal):
dreixel: I think it would be good to fix this before 7.8. Is it OK that I
only edit the message to include "If you are deriving Typeable for a
polykinded datatype, make sure PolyKinds is on"? This is rather blunt but
it's a working solution.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7800#comment:3>
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