#15471: Polymorphism, typed splices and type inference don't mix -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mpickering | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Trying to quote and splice a polymorphic function doesn't work unless you have a type signature. {{{ {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-} module A where foo1 x = x test_foo = [|| foo1 ||] }}} {{{ {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-} module B where import A qux = $$(test_foo) }}} The type of `qux` is `Any -> Any`! Which is clearly wrong. Adding a type signature to `qux` fixes the problem. {{{ qux :: a -> a qux = $$(test_foo) }}} Either there should be a better error or this should just work. It seems that this has always been broken. Ryan tested on GHC 7.8.4 for me. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15471 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler