+type TcSigFun = Name -> Maybe (LSig Name)
+
+mkSigFun :: [LSig Name] -> TcSigFun
+-- Search for a particular type signature
+-- Precondition: the sigs are all type sigs
+-- Precondition: no duplicates
+mkSigFun sigs = lookupNameEnv env
+ where
+ env = mkNameEnv [(fromJust (sigName sig), sig) | sig <- sigs]
+
+---------------
+data TcSigInfo
+ = TcSigInfo {
+ sig_id :: TcId, -- *Polymorphic* binder for this value...
+
+ sig_scoped :: [Name], -- Names for any scoped type variables
+ -- Invariant: correspond 1-1 with an initial
+ -- segment of sig_tvs (see Note [Scoped])
+
+ sig_tvs :: [TcTyVar], -- Instantiated type variables
+ -- See Note [Instantiate sig]
+
+ sig_theta :: TcThetaType, -- Instantiated theta
+ sig_tau :: TcTauType, -- Instantiated tau
+ sig_loc :: InstLoc -- The location of the signature
+ }
+
+-- Note [Scoped]
+-- There may be more instantiated type variables than scoped
+-- ones. For example:
+-- type T a = forall b. b -> (a,b)
+-- f :: forall c. T c
+-- Here, the signature for f will have one scoped type variable, c,
+-- but two instantiated type variables, c' and b'.
+--
+-- We assume that the scoped ones are at the *front* of sig_tvs,
+-- and remember the names from the original HsForAllTy in sig_scoped
+
+-- Note [Instantiate sig]
+-- It's vital to instantiate a type signature with fresh variable.
+-- For example:
+-- type S = forall a. a->a
+-- f,g :: S
+-- f = ...
+-- g = ...
+-- Here, we must use distinct type variables when checking f,g's right hand sides.
+-- (Instantiation is only necessary because of type synonyms. Otherwise,
+-- it's all cool; each signature has distinct type variables from the renamer.)
+
+instance Outputable TcSigInfo where
+ ppr (TcSigInfo { sig_id = id, sig_tvs = tyvars, sig_theta = theta, sig_tau = tau})
+ = ppr id <+> ptext SLIT("::") <+> ppr tyvars <+> ppr theta <+> ptext SLIT("=>") <+> ppr tau
+\end{code}