Bizarre pretty-printing of closed type families in GHCi
Load this code:
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
module Bug where
type family F a where
F [Int] = Bool
F [a] = Double
F (a b) = Char
into GHCi 8.0.1, 8.0.2, or HEAD, and run :i F. You'll see this:
$ /opt/ghc/8.0.2/bin/ghci Bug.hs
GHCi, version 8.0.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loaded GHCi configuration from /home/rgscott/.ghci
[1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Bug.
λ> :i F
type family F a :: *
where
F [Int] = Bool
[a] F [a] = Double
[b, (a :: * -> *)] F (a b) = Char
-- Defined at Bug.hs:4:1
Compare this with GHCi 7.10.3, where the pretty-printing is far more sane:
$ /opt/ghc/7.10.3/bin/ghci Bug.hs
GHCi, version 7.10.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
[1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Bug.
λ> :i F
type family F a :: * where
F [Int] = Bool
F [a] = Double
F (a b) = Char
-- Defined at Bug.hs:4:1
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 8.0.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | GHCi |
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