#10954: Add class/context information to typed hole relevant bindings -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: Type: feature | Status: new request | Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.10.2 (Type checker) | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: #9479 Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- GHC's typed hole messages don't currently include any known context information for relevant bindings. For example: {{{#!hs bar :: a ~ b => a -> b -> Int bar x y = _ }}} gets me {{{ Found hole ‘_’ with type: Int Relevant bindings include y :: b (bound at <interactive>:8:42) x :: a (bound at <interactive>:8:40) bar :: a -> b -> Int (bound at <interactive>:8:36) In the expression: _ In an equation for ‘bar’: bar x y = _ }}} The types `a` and `b` are not unified, and the `a ~ b` constraint is not shown. {{{#!hs foo :: Show a => a -> Int foo x = _ }}} gets me {{{ Found hole ‘_’ with type: Int Relevant bindings include x :: a (bound at <interactive>:4:36) foo :: a -> Int (bound at <interactive>:4:32) In the expression: _ In an equation for ‘foo’: foo x = _ }}} The `Show` constraint is lost. === What I want === I'd like context information for all type variables in known bindings, so I can see all the pieces available to help me fill in the hole. === Related ticket === In #9479, Dominique Devriese wants to see any constraints ''on'' an ambiguously-typed hole. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10954 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler