Re: [GHC] #15637: Ambiguous type variables in GeneralisedNewtypeDeriving

#15637: Ambiguous type variables in GeneralisedNewtypeDeriving -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: i-am-tom | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3 Resolution: | Keywords: deriving Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D5148 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Ryan Scott ): In [changeset:"309438e948359a0ae71ffac4a41ebcd855cf5657/ghc" 309438e9/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="309438e948359a0ae71ffac4a41ebcd855cf5657" Fix #15637 by using VTA more in GND Summary: The code that GND was generating before could crumple over if it derived an instance for a class with an ambiguous type variable in the class head, such as the example in #15637. The solution is straightforward: simply instantiate all variables bound by the class head explicitly using visible type application, which will nip any ambiguity in the bud. Test Plan: make test TEST=T15637 Reviewers: bgamari, simonpj, goldfire Reviewed By: simonpj Subscribers: simonpj, rwbarton, carter GHC Trac Issues: #15637 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D5148 }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15637#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler