[GHC] #13420: Bizarre pretty-printing of closed type families in GHCi

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Tue Mar 14 18:03:35 UTC 2017


#13420: Bizarre pretty-printing of closed type families in GHCi
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeFamilies
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 I do remember that this change was intentional (that is, I'm not surprised
 by your report) but the reasons are cloudy. I'd be happy if the binders
 were printed only with `-fprint-explicit-foralls` and agree that doing so
 is an improvement.

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