[GHC] #15763: GHC forbids kind signatures in data family instances
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#15763: GHC forbids kind signatures in data family instances
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Reporter: goldfire | Owner: (none)
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.6.1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture:
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Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case:
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Comment (by goldfire):
No. `data` is a declaration (binding site) and has its own, restrictive
syntax. On the other hand, the head of a `data instance` is a type,
containing only occurrences, not binding sites. (Even the type variables
are occurrences. They are magically and invisibly bound by an implicit
`forall`.)
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15763#comment:2>
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