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types2, go/types: self-referential type parameter list is not accepted #47796

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griesemer opened this issue Aug 18, 2021 · 3 comments
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types2, go/types: self-referential type parameter list is not accepted #47796

griesemer opened this issue Aug 18, 2021 · 3 comments
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Example:

package p
type Eq[a Eq[a]] interface {
	Equal(that a) bool
}

produces

:2:13: Eq is not a generic type

Should this be permitted?

cc: @ianlancetaylor
@griesemer griesemer added the NeedsDecision Feedback is required from experts, contributors, and/or the community before a change can be made. label Aug 18, 2021
@griesemer griesemer added this to the Go1.18 milestone Aug 18, 2021
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In any case, the error message needs to be fixed. Eq is a generic type.

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I can't think of a reason to forbid this. It seems well-defined. It would be more problematic in a function definition, where we would have to derive an operation set, but of course this can't happen in a function definition and the problem doesn't arise in a type definition.

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Change https://golang.org/cl/348090 mentions this issue: cmd/compile/internal/types2: handle recursive type parameter constraints

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