#11541: Type errors sometimes has a lot of irrelevant information -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: augustss | Owner: Type: bug | Status: merge Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.3 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: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by simonpj): * status: new => merge Comment: Thanks Johannes, that test case was extremely helpful; it led me straight to the bug. The error-message suppression mechanism was all there (comment:2), but it wasn't being used properly. Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11541#comment:7 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler