+ Checks for wired-in things
+%* *
+%************************************************************************
+
+Note [Loading instances for wired-in things]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+We need to make sure that we have at least *read* the interface files
+for any module with an instance decl or RULE that we might want.
+
+* If the instance decl is an orphan, we have a whole separate mechanism
+ (loadOprhanModules)
+
+* If the instance decl not an orphan, then the act of looking at the
+ TyCon or Class will force in the defining module for the
+ TyCon/Class, and hence the instance decl
+
+* BUT, if the TyCon is a wired-in TyCon, we don't really need its interface;
+ but we must make sure we read its interface in case it has instances or
+ rules. That is what LoadIface.loadWiredInHomeInterface does. It's called
+ from TcIface.{tcImportDecl, checkWiredInTyCon, ifCheckWiredInThing}
+
+* HOWEVER, only do this for TyCons. There are no wired-in Classes. There
+ are some wired-in Ids, but we don't want to load their interfaces. For
+ example, Control.Exception.Base.recSelError is wired in, but that module
+ is compiled late in the base library, and we don't want to force it to
+ load before it's been compiled!
+
+All of this is done by the type checker. The renamer plays no role.
+(It used to, but no longer.)
+
+
+\begin{code}
+checkWiredInTyCon :: TyCon -> TcM ()
+-- Ensure that the home module of the TyCon (and hence its instances)
+-- are loaded. See Note [Loading instances for wired-in things]
+-- It might not be a wired-in tycon (see the calls in TcUnify),
+-- in which case this is a no-op.
+checkWiredInTyCon tc
+ | not (isWiredInName tc_name)
+ = return ()
+ | otherwise
+ = do { mod <- getModule
+ ; ASSERT( isExternalName tc_name )
+ when (mod /= nameModule tc_name)
+ (initIfaceTcRn (loadWiredInHomeIface tc_name))
+ -- Don't look for (non-existent) Float.hi when
+ -- compiling Float.lhs, which mentions Float of course
+ -- A bit yukky to call initIfaceTcRn here
+ }
+ where
+ tc_name = tyConName tc
+
+ifCheckWiredInThing :: TyThing -> IfL ()
+-- Even though we are in an interface file, we want to make
+-- sure the instances of a wired-in thing are loaded (imagine f :: Double -> Double)
+-- Ditto want to ensure that RULES are loaded too
+-- See Note [Loading instances for wired-in things]
+ifCheckWiredInThing thing
+ = do { mod <- getIfModule
+ -- Check whether we are typechecking the interface for this
+ -- very module. E.g when compiling the base library in --make mode
+ -- we may typecheck GHC.Base.hi. At that point, GHC.Base is not in
+ -- the HPT, so without the test we'll demand-load it into the PIT!
+ -- C.f. the same test in checkWiredInTyCon above
+ ; let name = getName thing
+ ; ASSERT2( isExternalName name, ppr name )
+ when (needWiredInHomeIface thing && mod /= nameModule name)
+ (loadWiredInHomeIface name) }
+
+needWiredInHomeIface :: TyThing -> Bool
+-- Only for TyCons; see Note [Loading instances for wired-in things]
+needWiredInHomeIface (ATyCon {}) = True
+needWiredInHomeIface _ = False
+\end{code}
+
+%************************************************************************
+%* *
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