[GHC] #9183: GHC shouldn't expand constraint synonyms

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Wed Jun 11 13:35:17 UTC 2014


#9183: GHC shouldn't expand constraint synonyms
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        Reporter:  Feuerbach         |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      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 goldfire):

 You can do the `MyConstraint` trick today:

 {{{
 class (Show a, Eq a, Num a) => MyConstraint a
 instance (Show a, Eq a, Num a) => MyConstraint a
 }}}

 Haven't tested this in error messages, exactly, but my guess is that it
 will behave better.

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