#8441: Allow family instances in an hs-boot file -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: goldfire | Owner: ezyang Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.7 Resolution: | Keywords: backpack, | TypeFamilies, hs-boot 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 ezyang): dcoutts points out a use case for type family instances in hsig files here: https://github.com/haskell/bytestring/issues/102 It should be easier to implement for hsig because we don't need to equate any coercions just check that the equality holds. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8441#comment:7 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler