[GHC] #12716: Suggest ScopedTypeVariables when type variable not in scope

16 Oct 2016

      #12716: Suggest ScopedTypeVariables when type variable not in scope
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           Reporter:  ezyang         |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
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           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 I recently wrote this:

 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE ExplicitForAll #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 module B where
 f :: forall a. a -> a
 f x = id @a x
 }}}

 And was hornswoggled for the better part of five minutes for why "a"
 wasn't in scope. Answer: you need `ScopedTypeVariables`. A suggestion
 would be nice.

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