Re: #12596: can't find interface-file declaration

"GHC" <[email protected]> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:43:23 -0000

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#12596: can't find interface-file declaration
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        Reporter:  mwotton           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by j.waldmann):

 I ran into this when trying to use a derived instance for TH.Lift (for
 some algebraic data type that used Text somewhere).

 Some web searching turned up this work-around (use TH.dataToExpQ)

 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38143464/cant-find-inerface-file-
 declaration-for-variable

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12596#comment:7>