Re: Over loaded strings test case

I actually think any use of the 'default' statement in Haskell
is broken at the moment.  Sorry. :(

	-- Lennart

On Jan 23, 2007, at 09:01 , Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:

> Ah yes I'd forgotten that.
> Can you make a small test program that shows the problem, and  
> explain what the desired behaviour should be?
>
> Thanks
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: [email protected] [mailto:cvs-all- 
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Lennart Augustsson
> | Sent: 23 January 2007 13:55
> | To: Simon Marlow
> | Cc: [email protected]
> | Subject: Re: Over loaded strings test case
> |
> | Yes, there's a problem with default.  Simon PJ said he would fix
> | defaulting, but I guess he's not done that yet.  Ask him, and if
> | he's busy I can take a look again.  The defaulting code is a bit
> | convoluted. :)
> |
> |         -- Lennart
> |
> | On Jan 23, 2007, at 06:58 , Simon Marlow wrote:
> |
> | > Ian Lynagh wrote:
> | >> Hi Lennart,
> | >> I've applied all the overloaded-strings patches. Thanks!
> | >
> | > Looks like there's one failure in nofib/spectral/power related to
> | > this:
> | >
> | > ==nofib== power: time to compile Main follows...
> | > /playpen/ghc/nightly/HEAD-cam-02-unx/i386-unknown-linux/compiler/
> | > stage3/ghc-inplace -H16m -O -O -Rghc-timing -H32m -hisuf hi -c
> | > Main.hs -o Main.o
> | >
> | > Main.hs:15:0:
> | >     No instances for (IsString Double,
> | >                     IsString Rational,
> | >                     IsString Integer)
> | >       arising from a 'default' declaration at Main.hs:15:0-34
> | >     Possible fix:
> | >       add an instance declaration for
> | >       (IsString Double, IsString Rational, IsString Integer)
> | >     when checking that each type in a default declaration
> | >     is an instance of class Num
> | >
> | > Cheers,
> | >       Simon
> |
> | _______________________________________________
> | Cvs-ghc mailing list
> | [email protected]
> | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-ghc
>