data A = A let f A = Int data A = XX :type f }}}
#11547: Accessing shadowed definitions in GHCi -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mniip | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: GHCi | Version: 8.0.1-rc1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonpj): Is it desirable: * To provide full access, using qualified names, to shadowed data types (and maybe values), or * To consistently ''not'' provide it? I rather assume the former. After all if you say {{{ then we have to print some sensible type for `f`, but it clearly can't mention the new data type `A`; it must somehow mention the old data type `A`. And then you might want to know more about that data type. So it would be good to document this behaviour, and to make it work consistently. I know how some, but not all, of the moving parts work, so I can advise. Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11547#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler