On 2003-12-08T12:42:46-0800, Jeffrey A. Scofield wrote: > b = () -> (a, b) > [...] > I'm wondering how to tell, as a relative newcomer to > Haskell, that they aren't allowed.
I think the rule you're looking for is the following: Don't equate a
type variable with something that contains that type variable. This
is known as the "occurs check". This rule prohibits "equi-recursive"
types like "b" above, but not "iso-recursive" types like
data List a = Nil | Cons a (List a)
because the type "List a" is merely isomorphic to something containing
"List a", but not equal to it.
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