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GHC rejects instance quotations with splices in the instance head
I think the following code should be accepted. ``` {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-} class Storable a where data X = X [d| instance Storable $( [t| X |] ) where |] ``` GHC disagrees, saying: ``` test.hs:4:4: Illegal instance declaration for `Storable t_aKj' (All instance types must be of the form (T a1 ... an) where a1 ... an are type *variables*, and each type variable appears at most once in the instance head. Use -XFlexibleInstances if you want to disable this.) In the instance declaration for `Storable $[t| X |]' In the Template Haskell quotation [d| instance Storable $[t| X |] where |] In the expression: [d| instance Storable $[t| X |] where |] ``` This checking seems inappropriate before the type is actually spliced in! <details><summary>Trac metadata</summary> | Trac field | Value | | ---------------------- | ---------------- | | Version | 6.12.1 | | Type | Bug | | TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure | | Priority | normal | | Resolution | Unresolved | | Component | Template Haskell | | Test case | | | Differential revisions | | | BlockedBy | | | Related | | | Blocking | | | CC | | | Operating system | | | Architecture | | </details> <!-- {"blocked_by":[],"summary":"GHC rejects instance quotations with splices in the instance head","status":"New","operating_system":"","component":"Template Haskell","related":[],"milestone":"","resolution":"Unresolved","owner":{"tag":"Unowned"},"version":"6.12.1","keywords":[],"differentials":[],"test_case":"","architecture":"","cc":[""],"type":"Bug","description":"I think the following code should be accepted.\r\n\r\n{{{\r\n{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}\r\nclass Storable a where\r\ndata X = X\r\n[d| instance Storable $( [t| X |] ) where |]\r\n}}}\r\n\r\nGHC disagrees, saying:\r\n\r\n{{{\r\ntest.hs:4:4:\r\n Illegal instance declaration for `Storable t_aKj'\r\n (All instance types must be of the form (T a1 ... an)\r\n where a1 ... an are type *variables*,\r\n and each type variable appears at most once in the instance head.\r\n Use -XFlexibleInstances if you want to disable this.)\r\n In the instance declaration for `Storable $[t| X |]'\r\n In the Template Haskell quotation\r\n [d| \r\n instance Storable $[t| X |] where |]\r\n In the expression:\r\n [d| \r\n instance Storable $[t| X |] where |]\r\n}}}\r\n\r\nThis checking seems inappropriate before the type is actually spliced in!","type_of_failure":"OtherFailure","blocking":[]} -->
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