In writing this the solution here became fairly obvious: simply tell
#12532: Remove sum and tuple names from knownKeyNames -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonpj): putName whether it is serializing a binding or non-binding occurrence. Yes, precisely. Hence my name `putIfaceTopBndr`! -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12532#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler