[GHC] #12103: Typed Template Haskell missing many utilities provided by untyped variant

23 May 2016


      #12103: Typed Template Haskell missing many utilities provided by untyped variant
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:  8.2.1
          Component:  Template       |           Version:  8.0.1
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           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 Currently typed TH feels a bit second-class as it lacks a number of handy
 utilities which are provided in the untyped case. In my brief look at this
 I encountered the following,

 {{{#!hs
 type TExpQ a = Q (TExp a)

 stringT :: String -> TExpQ String
 trueT, false :: TExpQ Bool
 }}}

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12103
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