Re: [GHC] #14983: Have custom type errors imply Void

29 Mar 2018


      #14983: Have custom type errors imply Void
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.5
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  CustomTypeErrors
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Description changed by Iceland_jack:

Old description:
...
This is a very minor issue, but `TypeError` (CustomTypeErrors) should
entail a constraint like
{{{#!hs
import Data.Void
class (forall x. x) => No where
  no :: Void
}}}
so users don't have to use `undefined` or `error ..`:
{{{#!hs
instance TypeError (Text "Can't show functions) => Show (a -> b) where
  show :: (a -> b) -> String
  show = no & absurd
}}}
New description:

 This is a very minor issue, but `TypeError` (CustomTypeErrors) should
 entail a constraint like

 {{{#!hs
 import Data.Void

 class (forall x. x) => No where
   no :: Void
 }}}

 so users don't have to use `undefined` or `error ..`:

 {{{#!hs
 instance TypeError (Text "Can't show functions") => Show (a -> b) where
   show :: (a -> b) -> String
   show = no & absurd
 }}}

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