[GHC] #5713: Non-backward compatible scoping-change for associated types in GHC-7.4

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#5713: Non-backward compatible scoping-change for associated types in GHC-7.4
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  Reporter:  hvr                        |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                        |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal                     |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Compiler                   |        Version:  7.3             
Resolution:  invalid                    |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  GHC rejects valid program  |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                             |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                             |        Related:                  
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Changes (by simonpj):

  * status:  new => closed
  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 Thanks.  These changes simply fix associated types to have the same
 behaviour as class methods, as specified in the Haskell Report.  So 7.2
 was inconsistent here.

 Simon

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