#16183: GHC HEAD regression: -ddump-splices incorrectly parenthesizes HsKindSig applications -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.8.1 Component: Template | Version: 8.7 Haskell | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: Debugging Unknown/Multiple | information is incorrect Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- When you compile this file with GHC 8.6.3 and HEAD: {{{#!hs {-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures #-} {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-} {-# OPTIONS_GHC -ddump-splices #-} module Bug where import Data.Kind type F = $([t| (Maybe :: Type -> Type) Int |]) }}} You get two different results: {{{ $ /opt/ghc/8.6.3/bin/ghc -fforce-recomp Bug.hs [1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, Bug.o ) Bug.hs:8:12-45: Splicing type [t| (Maybe :: Type -> Type) Int |] ======> (Maybe :: Type -> Type) Int $ ~/Software/ghc4/inplace/bin/ghc-stage2 -fforce-recomp Bug.hs [1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, Bug.o ) Bug.hs:8:12-45: Splicing type [t| (Maybe :: Type -> Type) Int |] ======> Maybe :: Type -> Type Int }}} Notice how in the GHC HEAD output, GHC forgets to put parentheses around `Maybe :: Type -> Type`, leading to the utterly nonsensical type `Maybe :: Type -> Type Int`. The commit that introduced this regression is [https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/commit/ae2c9b40f5b6bf272251d1f4107c60003f... ae2c9b40f5b6bf272251d1f4107c60003f541b62]. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16183 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler