But I think we still lack a user-oriented specification, and such a
#10831: Document conditions on deriving Functor -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: htebalaka | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler (Type | Version: 7.10.2 checker) | Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: Documentation | Unknown/Multiple bug | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by RyanGlScott): Replying to [comment:3 simonpj]: thing would be tremendously welcome. What exactly would we want from a "user-oriented specification"? Do we want to see the compile-time error messages improved? Or do we want to see particular portions of the Commentary page and/or users' guide fleshed out? I'll admit that I didn't do a thorough job of how to follow along with `DeriveFunctor`'s many nuances as a newcomer to GHC in the Commentary page (I had the privilege of understanding it before I wrote it), so please point out specific parts that need work. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10831#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler