Can't call rank-2 function with type family constraint
The following code compiles with 7.10.3:
newtype Bar r = Pow r deriving (Eq)
instance (Foo r) => Foo (Bar r)
type family Ctx a where Ctx t = (Foo (Bar t), Eq (Bar t))
run :: (forall t . (Ctx t) => t -> Int) -> Int
run g = undefined
foo :: (Foo (Bar t)) => t -> Int
foo = undefined
main :: IO ()
main = print $ run foo
but fails in 8.0.1 with
• Could not deduce (Foo t) arising from a use of ‘foo’
from the context: Ctx t
bound by a type expected by the context:
Ctx t => t -> Int
at Main.hs:19:16-22
Possible fix:
add (Foo t) to the context of
a type expected by the context:
Ctx t => t -> Int
• In the first argument of ‘run’, namely ‘foo’
In the second argument of ‘($)’, namely ‘run foo’
In the expression: print $ run foo
This code seems valid to me: when I call run foo, foo is specialized to (Foo (Bar t), Eq (Bar t)) => t -> Int), which meets the requirement of the argument to run.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler (Type checker) |
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