[GHC] #12535: Bad error message when unidirectional pattern synonym used in bidirectional pattern synonym

25 Aug 2016


      #12535: Bad error message when unidirectional pattern synonym used in bidirectional
pattern synonym
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           Reporter:  ezyang         |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  low            |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
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           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 If I write:

 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
 module I where

 pattern P2 x y <- (x, y)
 pattern P1 x y = P2 x y
 }}}

 I get the error:

 {{{
 ezyang@sabre:~$ ghc-8.0 -c I.hs

 I.hs:5:18: error:
     • non-bidirectional pattern synonym ‘P2’ used in an expression
     • In the expression: P2 x y
       In an equation for ‘$bP1’: $bP1 x y = P2 x y
 }}}

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12535
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