[GHC] #2953: deriving Functor, Foldable, Traversable

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#2953: deriving Functor, Foldable, Traversable
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 Reporter:  twanvl            |          Owner:  twanvl          
     Type:  feature request   |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Compiler          |        Version:  6.11            
 Severity:  normal            |     Resolution:                  
 Keywords:                    |       Testcase:                  
       Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by twanvl):

 As a start, I have implemented the deriving for the Functor class only.

 For some reason the patch is too big to attach, it can be found at
 [http://twan.home.fmf.nl/files/deriving-functor2.patch.gz]. A patch with
 testcases is attached.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2953#comment:2>
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