[GHC] #7222: The text "Possible fix: add an instance declaration for ..." is redundant and not usually helpful
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#7222: The text "Possible fix: add an instance declaration for ..." is redundant
and not usually helpful
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Reporter: maltem | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Component: Compiler
Version: 7.4.2 | Keywords:
Os: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Failure: Other | Testcase:
Blockedby: | Blocking:
Related: |
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Comment(by danlewis):
As far as (2) goes, one improvement would be to refrain from suggesting
adding an instance if that instance would be an orphan. This would
suppress the message in errors stemming from library misuse.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7222#comment:1>
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