[ ghc-Bugs-1115496 ] gfindtype has overly restrictive type

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Bugs item #1115496, was opened at 2005-02-03 15:30
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Category: None
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: gfindtype has overly restrictive type

Initial Comment:
gfindtype should have type

gfindtype :: (Data x, Typeable y) => x -> Maybe y

Data y is unnecessary.

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>Comment By: Simon Peyton Jones (simonpj)
Date: 2005-02-03 15:40

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Done in GHC 6.4

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