[Haskell-cafe] labels in HList

22 Oct 2008

      hi,

i'm trying to get labelled records working with the current version of HList.

i've got code that looks like:
...
{-# language EmptyDataDecls #-}
module Tst where
  import Data.HList
data Foo;    foo     = proxy::Proxy Foo
  data Bar;   bar    = proxy::Proxy Bar
  rec1 =
      foo .=. 1 .*.
      bar .=. "hello" .*.
      emptyRecord
which gives me the error:

Tst4.hs:8:2:
    No instance for (HEq (Proxy Foo) (Proxy Bar) HFalse)
      arising from a use of `.*.' at Tst4.hs:(8,2)-(10,12)
    Possible fix:
      add an instance declaration for
      (HEq (Proxy Foo) (Proxy Bar) HFalse)
    In the expression: foo .=. 1 .*. bar .=. "hello" .*. emptyRecord
    In the definition of `rec1':
        rec1 = foo .=. 1 .*. bar .=. "hello" .*. emptyRecord

some discussion on #haskell suggesting importing Label4 and TypeEqGeneric1
but a) that's not possible because both are hidden inside the HList package
and b) even when i get around that restriction, i still get a "No instance
for (TypeCast HFalse HFalse)" error.

thanks,
  rog.

[Haskell-cafe] labels in HList

roger peppe