[GHC] #12128: ghci cause panic on 8.0.1

28 May 2016


      #12128: ghci cause panic on 8.0.1
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           Reporter:  zxtx           |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 The following code panics when called with ghci:

 {{{#!hs
 module Foo where

 import GHC.TypeLits (Symbol)
 import Unsafe.Coerce

 instance Read Symbol where
     readsPrec = unsafeCoerce (readsPrec :: Int -> ReadS String)

 data Bar = TyCon !Symbol deriving (Read)
 }}}

 {{{
 % ghci foo.hs
 GHCi, version 8.0.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Loaded GHCi configuration from /home/zv/.ghc/ghci.conf
 [1 of 1] Compiling Foo              ( foo.hs, interpreted )
 ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
   (GHC version 8.0.1 for x86_64-unknown-linux):
         atomPrimRep case a1_s2AG of _ [Occ=Dead] { }
 }}}

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12128
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