[GHC] #13568: Name is reported as ambiguous and not in scope

12 Apr 2017

      #13568: Name is reported as ambiguous and not in scope
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           Reporter:  mpickering     |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 {{{
 module A where

 data T = A
 }}}

 {{{
 module B where

 import A

 data S = A

 foo :: A -> ()
 foo = undefined
 }}}

 Compiling this example, the usage of `A` in `foo` is reported as both
 ambiguous and out of scope.

 I haven't mentioned data kinds at all so `A` should certainly refer to a
 type constructor which isn't in scope. The problem is that `DataKinds` is
 checked too late in `lookup_demoted`.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13568
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