haskellfoundation / haskellfoundation/haskell-2010-revised-report

Remove Datatype Contexts

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Description

Datatype contexts are deprecated in GHC and it's not used in base anymore. Despite still technically being supported by GHC, they should probably be removed.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Search the report for every reference to datatype contexts and read the surrounding language-specification text before deciding the full scope. The work is done when the deprecated concept and any dependent references are removed consistently, with the report still building successfully.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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