
#8073: TransformListComp weird type error ----------------------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: simonmar | Owner: Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8.1 Component: Compiler (Type checker) | Version: 7.6.3 Resolution: invalid | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: GHC rejects valid program | Unknown/Multiple Test Case: | Difficulty: Unknown Blocking: | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: ----------------------------------------------+---------------------------- Changes (by simonpj): * status: new => closed * resolution: => invalid Comment: It's not a bug! There's a good reason for it, which you'll find discussed in [http://research.microsoft.com/~simonpj/papers/list-comp/index.htm the paper]. That said, I can see it's inconvenient here, and others may have ideas about what to do about it. Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8073#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler