#11554: Self quantification in GADT data declarations -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: Rafbill | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1-rc2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- GHC hangs on this (it was panicking on the same code before : [https://github.com/goldfirere/ghc/issues/56](https://github.com/goldfirere/ghc/issues/56) : {{{#!hs {-# LANGUAGE GADTs, TypeInType #-} import Data.Kind data A :: Type where B :: forall (a :: A). A }}} I guess the typechecker tries to infer the kind of A from the type of the constructors and hangs. Maybe recursive occurrences of a type as a kind in its constructors should only be allowed when its kind signature is specified and can be used to typecheck the constructors. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11554 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler