#5610: Improve "Unacceptable argument type in foreign declaration" error message -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: Component: Compiler (Type checker) | Version: Resolution: | 7.6.1-rc1 Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Keywords: Type of failure: Incorrect warning at | Architecture: compile-time | Unknown/Multiple Test Case: | Difficulty: Blocking: | Unknown | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Comment (by mietek): With 7.8.2, using `import Foreign.C.Types (CInt)` still results in the unclear error message: {{{ Unacceptable argument type in foreign declaration: CInt }}} Using `import Foreign.C.Types (CInt (..))` helps, but should this be required? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5610#comment:23 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler