#7897: MakeTypeRep fingerprints be proper, robust fingerprints -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: simonpj | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: ⊥ Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 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: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by cdupont): I have a real use case for this bug in Hint: https://github.com/mvdan/hint/issues/31 Having proper fingerprints would allow to check the run time type representation and prevent the segfault. Is there a workaround? How to check the structure of a type at run-time? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7897#comment:6 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler