#3883: --show-iface hangs on certain .hi files
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Reporter: simonmar | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: high | Milestone: 6.14.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 6.13
Resolution: fixed | Keywords:
Difficulty: | Os: Unknown/Multiple
Testcase: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Failure: None/Unknown |
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Changes (by simonpj):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => fixed
Comment:
Fixed by
{{{
Mon Mar 1 11:10:40 GMT 2010 [email protected]
* Fix pretty-printing of IfaceAnyTc (fixes Trac #3883)
The panic message in ifaceTyConName on IfaceAnyTc
called the pretty-printer, called ifaceTyConName again,
which caused an infinite regress. Stupid.
See
* Note [The Name of an IfaceAnyTc], and
* The Outputable instance for IfaceTyCon
M ./compiler/iface/IfaceType.lhs -6 +10
}}}
Indeed, it's not an issue for the 6.12 branch
Simon
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