Explicit foralls in associated type family equations are oblivious to class-bound variables
This doesn't typecheck on GHC HEAD:
{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
module Bug where
class C a where
type T a b
instance C (Maybe a) where
type forall b. T (Maybe a) b = Either a b
$ ~/Software/ghc/inplace/bin/ghc-stage2 Bug.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling Bug ( Bug.hs, Bug.o )
Bug.hs:9:3: error:
The RHS of an associated type declaration mentions out-of-scope variable ‘a’
All such variables must be bound on the LHS
|
9 | type forall b. T (Maybe a) b = Either a b
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But it ought to. a isn't out of scope at all—it's bound by the class head instance C (Maybe a).
Trac metadata
| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 8.7 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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| CC | mayac |
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