`Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax.reify` returns * rather than Constraint
This module is sufficient to demonstrate the mistake:
{-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds #-}
{-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures #-}
{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
module Bug where
import Data.Kind
import Data.Proxy
import Language.Haskell.TH
foo :: forall (k :: Constraint). Proxy k
foo = Proxy
return [] -- delimit declaration groups
main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn $(do
VarI _ ty _ <- reify 'foo
let p = pprint ty
[| p |])
Running this in GHC 8.0.2 correctly prints out forall (k_0 :: Constraint) . Data.Proxy.Proxy k_0, but GHC 8.2.2 and 8.4.2 both print forall (k_0 :: *) . Data.Proxy.Proxy k_0.
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 8.4.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Template Haskell |
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