Re: [GHC] #14253: Pattern match checker mistakenly concludes pattern match on pattern synonym is unreachable

19 Sep 2017

      #14253: Pattern match checker mistakenly concludes pattern match on pattern synonym
is unreachable
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  PatternSynonyms,
                                     |  PatternMatchWarnings
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Changes (by RyanGlScott):

 * cc: RyanGlScott (added)
 * keywords:   => PatternSynonyms, PatternMatchWarnings

Comment:

 Here is a much simpler way to trigger the issue:

 {{{#!hs
 {-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
 module Test where

 data T = MkT1 | MkT2
 pattern MkT2' = MkT2
 {-# COMPLETE MkT1 #-}

 newtype S = MkS T

 u :: S -> Bool
 u (MkS MkT2') = True
 u _           = False
 }}}

 The fact that `MkT2'` occurs inside of another constructor `MkS` seems to
 be important, since changing `u` to be of type `T -> Bool` and matching
 directly on `MkT2'` in the first case resolves the issue.

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