[GHC] #11732: Deriving Generic1 interacts poorly with TypeInType

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Tue Mar 29 09:47:09 UTC 2016


#11732: Deriving Generic1 interacts poorly with TypeInType
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeInType,
                                     |  Generics
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Implementation simplicity can also lead to programmer simplicity. The
 reverse is certainly often true: a torturous implementation can lead to a
 specification that is hard to explain to users.

 I have not examined the details here, but I like th idea of "zero
 instantiation checks"!

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11732#comment:11>
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