#9178: improve orphan instance warning -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: fphh | Owner: Type: task | Status: patch Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.8.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by fphh): This is how it looks like. What do you think? {{{ T9178.hs:8:10: Warning: Orphan instance: instance Show T9178_Type To avoid this move the instance declaration to the module of the class or of the type, or wrap the type with a newtype and declare the instance on the new type. }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9178#comment:2 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler