October 2016 - ghc-tickets

[GHC] #10365: Make Semigroup as a superclass of Monoid
by GHC 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

#10365: Make Semigroup as a superclass of Monoid -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: gidyn | Owner: Type: feature | Status: new request | Milestone: Priority: normal | Version: 7.10.1 Component: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple libraries/base | Type of failure: None/Unknown Keywords: | Blocked By: Architecture: | Related Tickets: Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- See http://haskell.1045720.n5.nabble.com/Proposal-Make-Semigroup-as-a -superclass-of-Monoid-td5767835.html -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10365> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #9797: Investigate rewriting `>>=` to `*>` or `>>` for appropriate types
by GHC 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

#9797: Investigate rewriting `>>=` to `*>` or `>>` for appropriate types -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: dfeuer Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.10.1 Component: Core Libraries | Version: 7.9 Keywords: | Operating System: Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Unknown/Multiple Difficulty: Unknown | Type of failure: Runtime Blocked By: | performance bug Related Tickets: | Test Case: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- When we see `m >>= (\_ -> n)` with a type that admits an optimized `>>` or `<$`, we should try to take advantage of that. I don't currently know if this applies to any types under "GHC HQ" control. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9797> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #10328: Control.Monad exports lead to weird Haddocks
by GHC 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

#10328: Control.Monad exports lead to weird Haddocks -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: ekmett Type: feature | Status: new request | Milestone: Priority: normal | Version: 7.10.1 Component: Core | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Libraries | Type of failure: Documentation Keywords: | bug Architecture: | Blocked By: Unknown/Multiple | Related Tickets: Test Case: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- `Control.Monad` exports, and therefore documents, the `Functor` class (but only the `fmap` member) and the `Monad` class. It does not export, and therefore does not document, the `Applicative` class. This is all pretty weird. Since `Functor` is in the prelude (and probably most/all alternate preludes), is there actually a reason to export it from `Control.Monad`? -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10328> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #9756: Warn about unnecessary unsafeCoerce
by GHC 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

#9756: Warn about unnecessary unsafeCoerce -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler (Type | Version: 7.9 checker) | Operating System: Keywords: | Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: Difficulty: Unknown | None/Unknown Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- `unsafeCoerce` has been around a lot longer than `coerce`, so older code tends to use it even if `coerce` could do the job. It would be nice if the type checker could produce a warning when it detected such a situation. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9756> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #9574: GHC Panic: No Skolem Info
by GHC 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

#9574: GHC Panic: No Skolem Info -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ian_mi | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.9 Keywords: | Operating System: Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Unknown/Multiple Difficulty: Unknown | Type of failure: Blocked By: | None/Unknown Related Tickets: | Test Case: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- GHC 7.8.3 and from git both panic with Couldn't match kind ‘o1’ with ‘(,) o o’ ‘o1’ is untouchable inside the constraints (Object (c :><: c) a) bound by a type expected by the context: Object (c :><: c) a => Tagged a (c (FMap (ProductF c) a) (FMap (Proj2 c c) a)) at Product.hs:35:9-15ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened) (GHC version 7.9.20140908 for x86_64-unknown-linux): No skolem info: o1_a6XS I have not yet attempted to reduce the problem at all. The offending code is the use of fmap here: {{{#!hs proj2 :: forall (c :: o -> o -> *). ProductCategory c => NatTr (c :><: c) c (ProductF c) (Proj2 c c) proj2 = NatTr t where NatTr t = fmap (CompF Proj2 IdentityF) e e :: NatTr (c :><: c) (c :><: c) (Comp ('KProxy :: KProxy o) (Diag c) (ProductF c)) (IdentityF (c :><: c)) e = counit }}} fmap is defined as {{{#!hs fmap :: forall f (a :: o1) (b :: o1). Functor f ('KProxy :: KProxy (o1 -> o2)) => f -> Domain f a b -> Codomain f (FMap f a :: o2) (FMap f b :: o2) fmap _ = proxy morphMap (Proxy :: Proxy f) }}} while CompF is defined by {{{#!hs data CompF f g (k :: KProxy (o3 -> o4, o1 -> o2)) where CompF :: (Functor f ('KProxy :: KProxy (o3 -> o4)), Functor g ('KProxy :: KProxy (o1 -> o2))) => f -> g -> CompF f g ('KProxy :: KProxy (o3 -> o4, o1 -> o2)) }}} This makes some sense because there is a functional dependency between the functor and the kind proxy. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9574> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #12708: RFC: Representation polymorphic Num
by GHC 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

#12708: RFC: Representation polymorphic Num -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Iceland_jack | Owner: Type: feature | Status: new request | Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Core | Version: 8.0.1 Libraries | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- I can create a GHC proposal for this but I need a sanity check first {{{#!hs import Prelude hiding (Num (..)) import qualified Prelude as P import GHC.Prim import GHC.Types class Num (a :: Type k) where (+) :: a -> a -> a (-) :: a -> a -> a (*) :: a -> a -> a negate :: a -> a abs :: a -> a signum :: a -> a fromInteger :: Integer -> a instance Num Int# where (+) :: Int# -> Int# -> Int# (+) = (+#) (-) :: Int# -> Int# -> Int# (-) = (-#) (*) :: Int# -> Int# -> Int# (*) = (*#) negate :: Int# -> Int# negate = negateInt# ... fromInteger :: Integer -> Int# fromInteger (fromInteger -> I# int) = int instance Num Double# where (+) :: Double# -> Double# -> Double# (+) = (+##) (-) :: Double# -> Double# -> Double# (-) = (-##) (*) :: Double# -> Double# -> Double# (*) = (*##) negate :: Double# -> Double# negate = negateDouble# ... fromInteger :: Integer -> Double# fromInteger (fromInteger -> D# dbl) = dbl }}} Note how the `fromInteger` views aren't qualified? That's because we can branch on the kind and all of a sudden, all instances of old `Num` are instances of our `Num` {{{#!hs instance P.Num a => Num (a :: Type) where (+) = (P.+) (-) = (P.-) (*) = (P.*) negate = P.negate abs = P.abs signum = P.signum fromInteger = P.fromInteger }}} ---- Same with `Show` etc. etc. {{{#!hs class Show (a :: TYPE k) where show :: (a :: TYPE k) -> String instance P.Show a => Show (a :: Type) where show :: (a :: Type) -> String show = P.show instance Show Int# where show :: Int# -> String show int = show (I# int) instance Show Double# where show :: Double# -> String show dbl = show (D# dbl) }}} ---- What effects would this have? They are even printed the same by default {{{#!hs >>> :kind Prelude.Num Prelude.Num :: * -> Constraint >>> :kind Main.Num Main.Num :: * -> Constraint >>> :set -fprint-explicit-runtime-reps >>> :kind Main.Num Main.Num :: TYPE k -> Constraint }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12708> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #8317: Optimize tagToEnum# at Core level
by GHC 29 Aug '17

29 Aug '17

#8317: Optimize tagToEnum# at Core level ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: jstolarek | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #6135 | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Old comparison primops that returned Bool were implemented by inserting call to `tagToEnum#` in the code generator. This call to `tagToEnum#` was later optimized away by a special case in the code geenrator (see [[GhcFile(compiler/codeGen/StgCmmExpr.hs)]], Note [case on bool])). Now that we have new comparison primops (see #6135) we no longer insert `tagToEnum#` in the code generator - all uses of `tagToEnum#` come from explicit calls in a source program. But we still have that special case in the code generator to optimize away `tagToEnum#`. We should drop that special case in the code generator and handle scrutinizing of `tagToEnum#` at the Core level by: 1. removing call to `tagToEnum#` in the scrutinee 2. adding calls to `dataToTag#` in case branches 3. constant-folding inserted `dataToTag#` Here is an example. This Haskell code: {{{ if tagToEnum# (a ># b) then E1 else E2 }}} will be translated to this Core: {{{ case tagToEnum# (a ># b) of True -> E1 False -> E2 }}} and optimized like this: {{{ case a ># b of dataToTag# True -> E1 dataToTag# False -> E2 }}} ====> {{{ case a ># b of 1 -> E1 0 -> E2 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8317> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #11400: * is not an indexed type family
by GHC 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

#11400: * is not an indexed type family -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.1 (Type checker) | Keywords: TypeInType | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: GHC rejects Unknown/Multiple | valid program Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- I can't seem to create an indexed data family using the kind `*` with `-XTypeInType` enabled. I have to work around it by using `Type`: {{{ $ /opt/ghc/head/bin/ghci GHCi, version 8.1.20160108: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help λ> :set -XTypeInType -XTypeFamilies λ> import Data.Kind λ> data family IdxProxy k (a :: k) λ> data instance IdxProxy * a <interactive>:5:1: error: • Illegal family instance for ‘*’ (* is not an indexed type family) • In the data instance declaration for ‘*’ λ> data instance IdxProxy Type a λ> :kind! IdxProxy * IdxProxy * :: * -> * = IdxProxy * λ> :kind! IdxProxy Type IdxProxy Type :: Type -> * = IdxProxy Type }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11400> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #12155: Description of flags cut off
by GHC 19 Aug '17

19 Aug '17

#12155: Description of flags cut off -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mikail | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Documentation | Version: 8.0.1 Keywords: flags | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: Documentation Unknown/Multiple | bug Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- The description of the flags from pages 104 to 110 are cut off in the PDF version of the User Guide. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12155> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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[GHC] #12494: Implementation of setenv in base incorrectly claims empty environment variable not supported on Windows
by GHC 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

#12494: Implementation of setenv in base incorrectly claims empty environment variable not supported on Windows -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: | Version: 8.0.1 libraries/base | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Relevant code: {{{ -- | @setEnv name value@ sets the specified environment variable to @value@. -- -- On Windows setting an environment variable to the /empty string/ removes -- that environment variable from the environment. For the sake of -- compatibility we adopt that behavior. In particular -- -- @ -- setEnv name \"\" -- @ -- -- has the same effect as -- -- @ -- `unsetEnv` name -- @ }}} This sounds nice and authoritative... and it's also not true. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/desktop/ms686206(v=vs.85).aspx states that only if the pointer is NULL (as opposed to an empty string) is the environment variable deleted. https://github.com/golang/go/issues/5610 corroborates So `setEnv` has been given bogus semantics that don't make sense because empty environment variables ARE supported on Windows. My suggestion is to just fix this so that setEnv takes empty environment variables. But this would be a BC breaking change. -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12494> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler

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