In fact, I've wondered if we shouldn't *remove* all the instances for
#10512: Generic instances missing for Int32, Word64 etc. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: andreas.abel | Owner: ekmett Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Core Libraries | Version: 7.10.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Unknown/Multiple Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by ekmett): base types altogether. Actually from talking to Eric Mertens on the topic I now agree. The goal with generics is usually to get down to "leaves" that you know how to handle. This actively gets in the way of handling certain kinds of leaves. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10512#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler