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When deriving a `Generic1` instance, we need to know what the last type variable of a data type is. Previously, there were two mechanisms to determine this information: * `GenericKind_`, where `Gen1_` stored the last type variable of a data type constructor (i.e., the `tyConTyVars`). * `GenericKind_DC`, where `Gen1_DC` stored the last universally quantified type variable in a data constructor (i.e., the `dataConUnivTyVars`). These had different use cases, as `GenericKind_` was used for generating `Rep(1)` instances, while `GenericKind_DC` was used for generating `from(1)` and `to(1)` implementations. This was already a bit confusing, but things went from confusing to outright wrong after !6976. This is because after !6976, the `deriving` machinery stopped using `tyConTyVars` in favor of `dataConUnivTyVars`. Well, everywhere with the sole exception of `GenericKind_`, which still continued to use `tyConTyVars`. This lead to disaster when deriving a `Generic1` instance for a GADT family instance, as the `tyConTyVars` do not match the `dataConUnivTyVars`. (See #21185.) The fix is to stop using `GenericKind_` and replace it with `GenericKind_DC`. For the most part, this proves relatively straightforward. Some highlights: * The `forgetArgVar` function was deleted entirely, as it no longer proved necessary after `GenericKind_`'s demise. * The substitution that maps from the last type variable to `Any` (see `Note [Generating a correctly typed Rep instance]`) had to be moved from `tc_mkRepTy` to `tc_mkRepFamInsts`, as `tc_mkRepTy` no longer has access to the last type variable. Fixes #21185.
When deriving a `Generic1` instance, we need to know what the last type variable of a data type is. Previously, there were two mechanisms to determine this information: * `GenericKind_`, where `Gen1_` stored the last type variable of a data type constructor (i.e., the `tyConTyVars`). * `GenericKind_DC`, where `Gen1_DC` stored the last universally quantified type variable in a data constructor (i.e., the `dataConUnivTyVars`). These had different use cases, as `GenericKind_` was used for generating `Rep(1)` instances, while `GenericKind_DC` was used for generating `from(1)` and `to(1)` implementations. This was already a bit confusing, but things went from confusing to outright wrong after !6976. This is because after !6976, the `deriving` machinery stopped using `tyConTyVars` in favor of `dataConUnivTyVars`. Well, everywhere with the sole exception of `GenericKind_`, which still continued to use `tyConTyVars`. This lead to disaster when deriving a `Generic1` instance for a GADT family instance, as the `tyConTyVars` do not match the `dataConUnivTyVars`. (See #21185.) The fix is to stop using `GenericKind_` and replace it with `GenericKind_DC`. For the most part, this proves relatively straightforward. Some highlights: * The `forgetArgVar` function was deleted entirely, as it no longer proved necessary after `GenericKind_`'s demise. * The substitution that maps from the last type variable to `Any` (see `Note [Generating a correctly typed Rep instance]`) had to be moved from `tc_mkRepTy` to `tc_mkRepFamInsts`, as `tc_mkRepTy` no longer has access to the last type variable. Fixes #21185.
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