[GHC] #9066: Template Haskell cannot splice an infix declaration for a data constructor

2 May 2014

      #9066: Template Haskell cannot splice an infix declaration for a data constructor
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       Reporter:  goldfire          |             Owner:  goldfire
           Type:  bug               |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal            |         Milestone:
      Component:  Template Haskell  |           Version:  7.8.2
       Keywords:                    |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
     Difficulty:  Unknown           |         Test Case:
     Blocked By:                    |          Blocking:
Related Tickets:                    |
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 When I say

 {{{
 $([d|
   data Blargh = (:<=>) Int Int
   infix 4 :<=>
   |])
 }}}

 I get

 {{{
     Illegal variable name: ‘:<=>’
     When splicing a TH declaration: infix 4 :<=>_0
 }}}

 The code inside the TH quote works when not used with TH.

 I will fix in due course.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9066
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