{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies, FunctionalDependencies, RankNTypes, MultiParamTypeClasses #-} module T4254b where class FD a b | a -> b where op :: a -> b; op = undefined instance FD Int Bool fails :: forall a b. (a~Int,FD a b) => a -> Bool fails = op -- Could fail: no proof that b~Bool -- But can also succeed; it's not a *wanted* constraint