#11400: * is not an indexed type family -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: RyanGlScott | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.1 (Type checker) | Keywords: TypeInType | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: GHC rejects Unknown/Multiple | valid program Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- I can't seem to create an indexed data family using the kind `*` with `-XTypeInType` enabled. I have to work around it by using `Type`: {{{ $ /opt/ghc/head/bin/ghci GHCi, version 8.1.20160108: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help λ> :set -XTypeInType -XTypeFamilies λ> import Data.Kind λ> data family IdxProxy k (a :: k) λ> data instance IdxProxy * a <interactive>:5:1: error: • Illegal family instance for ‘*’ (* is not an indexed type family) • In the data instance declaration for ‘*’ λ> data instance IdxProxy Type a λ> :kind! IdxProxy * IdxProxy * :: * -> * = IdxProxy * λ> :kind! IdxProxy Type IdxProxy Type :: Type -> * = IdxProxy Type }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11400 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler