Ill-kinded instance head involving -XTypeInType can invoke GHC panic
This code:
{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, TypeInType #-}
module FvProvFallsIntoAHole where
import Data.Kind
newtype UhOh (k :: * -> *) (a :: k *) = UhOh (k *)
instance Functor k => Functor (UhOh k) whereproduces this GHC panic:
$ /opt/ghc/head/bin/ghc FvProvFallsIntoAHole.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling FvProvFallsIntoAHole ( FvProvFallsIntoAHole.hs, FvProvFallsIntoAHole.o )
ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
(GHC version 8.1.20160108 for x86_64-unknown-linux):
fvProv falls into a hole {aq6}
Please report this as a GHC bug: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabugTrac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 8.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler (Type checker) |
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| CC | goldfire |
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