Re: [GHC] #12387: Template Haskell ignores class instance definitions with methods that don't belong to the class

17 May 2018

      #12387: Template Haskell ignores class instance definitions with methods that don't
belong to the class
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.0.1
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 Type of failure:  GHC accepts       |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 Well, perhaps the phrase "postponing" isn't quite accurate. It turns out
 that for associated type family instances, membership in a class is tested
 //twice//, once during renaming and once during typechecking. comment:3
 shows an example of the latter, and this demonstrates the former:

 {{{#!hs
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 module Foo where

 import GHC.Generics

 instance Eq () where
   type Rep () = Maybe
 }}}
 {{{
 $ /opt/ghc/8.4.2/bin/ghc Bug.hs
 [1 of 1] Compiling Foo              ( Bug.hs, Bug.o )

 Bug.hs:7:8: error:
     ‘Rep’ is not a (visible) associated type of class ‘Eq’
   |
 7 |   type Rep () = Maybe
   |        ^^^
 }}}

 So it might suffice to just check class membership for class methods
 additionally during typechecking, just like we do for associated type
 family instances.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12387#comment:4
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