[GHC] #10991: Don't permit type variables in the context unless they are in the type
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#10991: Don't permit type variables in the context unless they are in the type
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Reporter: bernalex | Owner: bernalex
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version:
(Type checker) |
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: | Type of failure: GHC accepts
Unknown/Multiple | invalid program
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page:
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GHC accepts the following:
{{{
f :: Eq a => b -> b
f b = b
}}}
This is not valid Haskell 2010[0], so we should not permit it.
[0] «The context cx must only contain type variables referenced in t»,
https://www.haskell.org/report/node/2010/haskellch4.html#x10-660004.1.3
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10991>
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