-- !!! CPR on newtype with polymorphic argument {-# OPTIONS -O #-} module ShouldCompile where data StateM m s a = STM (s -> m (a,s)) instance Functor m => Functor (StateM m s) where fmap f (STM xs) = STM (\s -> fmap (\ (x,s') -> (f x, s')) (xs s) ) {- With GHC 4.04 (first release) this program gave: panic! (the `impossible' happened): mk_cpr_let: not a product forall a{-ruq-} b{-rur-}. (a{-ruq-} -> b{-rur-}) -> MonadLibrary.StateM{-r2o,x-} m{-a30Y-} s{-a30Z-} a{-ruq-} -> MonadLibrary.StateM{-r2o,x-} m{-a30Y-} s{-a30Z-} b{-rur-} The reason: 'Functor' is a newtype, whose element is a for-all type. newtype Functor f = Functor (forall a,b. (a->b) -> f a -> f b) -}