[GHC] #7854: Constrained method type accepted in Haskell 98 mode

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Sat Nov 22 18:22:46 UTC 2014


#7854: Constrained method type accepted in Haskell 98 mode
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              Reporter:  refold      |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  closed
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.6.3
            Resolution:  wontfix     |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
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Changes (by thomie):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 > ... it might break some existing programs which are inadvertently
 straying from H98 definition.
 >
 > So I'm rather inclined to let sleeping dogs lie.

 Closing as wontfix.

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