Re: [GHC] #11046: lookupTypeName does not support type operators not starting with :

30 Jan 2017

      #11046: lookupTypeName does not support type operators not starting with :
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        Reporter:  oerjan            |                Owner:  albertus
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |            Test Case:
  valid program                      |  testsuite/tests/th/TH_lookupName.hs,
                                     |  testsuite/tests/th/T11046.hs
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #10583            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1451
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari ):

 In [changeset:"559357384e300355b62edb3d60dcc3fadb942a50/ghc" 5593573/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="559357384e300355b62edb3d60dcc3fadb942a50"
 Fixes bug #11046

 For some time now, type-level operators such as '+' have been treated as
 type constructors, rahter than type variables.  This pathc fixes TH's
 `lookupName` function to account for this behavior.

 Reviewers: bgamari, austin, goldfire, RyanGlScott

 Reviewed By: RyanGlScott

 Subscribers: Phyx, thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D3025

 GHC Trac Issues: #11046
 }}}

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