racket / racket/typed-racket

type variable binders should draw arrows in DrRacket

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Description

(: id (All (X) (-> X X)))
(define id values)

Mousing over the X's in (-> X X) should draw an arrow back to the X in (X) in DrRacket. Apparently this used to work but has not for a while =(

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in DrRacket using the typed Racket snippet in the report, then inspect the existing type-variable binding and editor hover behavior. Done means mousing over either X in (- > X X) draws an arrow back to the X binder in (X).

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Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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