#5316: ghc rejects a program at first but will accept it if one insists
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Reporter: jcpetruzza | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.0.4
Resolution: duplicate | Keywords:
Testcase: | Blockedby:
Difficulty: | Os: Unknown/Multiple
Blocking: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Failure: GHC rejects valid program |
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Changes (by igloo):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => duplicate
Comment:
Thanks for the report.
The overlapping instance in `System.Event.Manager` has been removed in the
HEAD and 7.2, so this particular conflict won't arise again.
The poor handling of instances in different modules is a known problem:
see #2356.
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