#12560: ‘:info TYPE’ mentions any instance that includes ‘Type’ -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Iceland_jack | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Iceland_jack): Yes, it would even be possible to have listed instances depend on whether `print-explicit-kinds` is enabled or not: i.e. we only list the instance if `*` appears in the output (having instances depend on flags is weird, the current behaviour may be preferable). Another idea is to treat `TYPE` as a special case and temporarily show explicit kinds when its instances are printed regardless of flags. The connection between `TYPE` and `*` may also not be obvious to users. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12560#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler