undefined reference to `base_DataziTuple_Z63T_con_info' when using instances with context

Hi,

I came across this bug when using HAppS, but it is not related to HAppS, it seems.

I have attached the files test4.hs and test5. They differ only in that the former one uses

instance (Serialize Method1) => UpdateEvent Method1 ()

while the second use uses

instance UpdateEvent Method1 ()

I can not tell any difference in the effect (in my real app, the example file does not have any senisble meaning), but that’s not the point: I can compile test5.hs without problems, but

$ ghc --make test4.hs 
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( test4.hs, test4.o )
Linking test4 ...
test4.o: In function `r1c1_info':
(.text+0x639): undefined reference to `base_DataziTuple_Z63T_con_info'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

It seems that ghc internally creates a large tuple (63 elements) with the Serialize instances – or something. The dumped core has some clues, I just can’t read them.

Sorry for not testing this with a more up-to-date compiler, but I don’t have one handy.

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Trac field	Value
Version	6.8.2
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Compiler
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