#11669: Incorrectly suggests RankNTypes for ill-formed type "forall a. Eq a. Int" -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Iceland_jack | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.1 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: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- {{{ baldur@Loki:~$ ghci -ignore-dot-ghci GHCi, version 8.1.20160117: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help Prelude> let foo :: forall a. Eq a. Int; foo = undefined <interactive>:1:20: error: Illegal symbol '.' in type Perhaps you intended to use RankNTypes or a similar language extension to enable explicit-forall syntax: forall <tvs>. <type> Prelude> :set -XRankNTypes Prelude> let foo :: forall a. Eq a. Int; foo = undefined <interactive>:3:26: error: Illegal symbol '.' in type Perhaps you intended to use RankNTypes or a similar language extension to enable explicit-forall syntax: forall <tvs>. <type> Prelude> }}} also {{{ Prelude> :kind forall a. Eq a. Int <interactive>:1:15: error: Illegal symbol '.' in type Perhaps you intended to use RankNTypes or a similar language extension to enable explicit-forall syntax: forall <tvs>. <type> }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11669 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler