Re: [GHC] #14266: AllowAmbiguousTypes doesn't play well with default class methods

3 Oct 2017

      #14266: AllowAmbiguousTypes doesn't play well with default class methods
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        Reporter:  chris-martin      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.2
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 I thoroughly regret ever mentioning `InstanceSigs`, because that has
 nothing to do with the underlying issue here, and it has completely
 derailed the discussion.

 Here is the code that should compile, but doesn't (from comment:2):

 {{{#!hs
 {-# LANGUAGE AllowAmbiguousTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ExplicitForAll #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}

 class A t where
   f :: forall x m. Monoid x => t m -> m

 instance A [] where
   f = df @[]

 df :: forall t. A t => forall x m. Monoid x => t m -> m
 df = undefined
 }}}

 This is precisely what gets emitted with `DefaultSignatures` (module
 naming). No `InstanceSigs` to be found.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14266#comment:15
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