Re: [GHC] #8280: Deriving Show for Word#

18 Sep 2013

      #8280: Deriving Show for Word#
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        Reporter:  monoidal          |            Owner:  simonpj
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Simon Peyton Jones ):

 In [changeset:de4090bc7d8da8c28c22c27fa384e1a2c01508c4/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="de4090bc7d8da8c28c22c27fa384e1a2c01508c4"
 Make Word# a wired-in TyCon (fix Trac #8280)

 wordTyCon was treated as wired-in, but
   * It didn't have a WiredInName
   * It didn't appear in the list of wiredInTyCons

 I'm not sure how anything worked!
 }}}

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