Recursive default associated types don't kind-generalize properly
When I say
{-# LANGUAGE PolyKinds, DataKinds, TypeFamilies, UndecidableInstances #-}
module Bug where
import Data.Proxy
class PEnum (kproxy :: KProxy a) where
type ToEnum (x :: a) :: Bool
type ToEnum x = TEHelper
type TEHelper = ToEnum Int
I get
/Users/rae/temp/Bug.hs:11:24:
The first argument of ‘ToEnum’ should have kind ‘a’,
but ‘Int’ has kind ‘*’
In the type ‘ToEnum Int’
In the type declaration for ‘TEHelper’
I believe my original code should kind-check, as ToEnum should be applicable to any kind.
My guess is that this sort of recursion isn't properly accounted for in the kind-checking algorithm in !TcTyClsDecls, and that we kind-check TEHelper before ToEnum is kind-generalized.
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| Trac field | Value |
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| Version | 7.8.2 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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