#8280: Deriving Show for Word# ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: monoidal | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- {{{ {-# LANGUAGE MagicHash #-} import GHC.Prim data A = A Word# deriving Show }}} This works in 7.6.3, but 7.7 gives {{{ Can't find interface-file declaration for data constructor GHC.Types.W# Probable cause: bug in .hi-boot file, or inconsistent .hi file Use -ddump-if-trace to get an idea of which file caused the error }}} The same file works if Word# is replaced by Int#. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8280 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler