[GHC] #9858: Typeable instances should be kind-aware
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Tue Apr 14 23:42:13 UTC 2015
#9858: Typeable instances should be kind-aware
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Reporter: dreixel | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: merge
Priority: highest | Milestone: 7.10.2
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.9
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture:
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple
Blocked By: | Test Case:
Related Tickets: | typecheck/should_fail/T9858a,
| should_run/T9858b
| Blocking:
| Differential Revisions: Phab:D652
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Comment (by goldfire):
Simon, I see how your fix eliminates the problem, but do you know what
caused it in the first place?
It might be a tad drastic to just forbid `Typeable` instances over
constraints. For example, should `Dict (Show Foo)` be `Typeable`? I think
it's reasonable to assume so.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9858#comment:86>
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