Re: [GHC] #11142: Type-level skolem capture leads to core lint error

1 Dec 2015

      #11142: Type-level skolem capture leads to core lint error
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:  bgamari
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  7.10.2
  checker)                           |
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * owner:   => bgamari
 * priority:  normal => high
 * milestone:   => 8.0.1

Comment:

 Works fine with `wip/spj-wildcard-refactor`.  Ben please add this as a
 regression test.

 We get
 {{{
 $ ghc-stage1 -c T11142.hs  -dcore-lint -fforce-recomp -ddump-types
 TYPE SIGNATURES
   foo ::
     forall (k :: BOX) (b :: k). (forall (a :: k). SameKind a b) -> ()
 }}}

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