[GHC] #1311: newtypes of unboxed types disallowed - documentation bug and/or feature request

[GHC]

#1311: newtypes of unboxed types disallowed - documentation bug and/or feature
request
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    Reporter:  Isaac Dupree     |        Owner:         
        Type:  feature request  |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  low              |    Milestone:  _|_    
   Component:  Compiler         |      Version:  6.6.1  
    Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:                   |   Difficulty:  Unknown
          Os:  Unknown          |     Testcase:         
Architecture:  Unknown          |  
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Changes (by simonpj):

  * milestone:  => _|_
  * priority:  normal => low
  * type:  bug => feature request

Comment:

 I can't see any reason this would be impossible in principle, but my brain
 is too small to figure out all the ramifications of dropping the "newtypes
 are always boxed" assumption that GHC currently makes.

 So for now I have simply added the restriction to the user manual, and
 I'll leave this suggestion as a feature request.

 Simon

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1311>
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