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diff --git a/compiler/basicTypes/Var.lhs b/compiler/basicTypes/Var.lhs
index 010fb1e..bca185f 100644
--- a/compiler/basicTypes/Var.lhs
+++ b/compiler/basicTypes/Var.lhs
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@
 --
 -- * 'Id.Id': see "Id#name_types"
 --
--- * 'Var.Var' is a synonym for the 'Id.Id' type but it may additionally potentially contain type variables, 
---   which have a 'TypeRep.Kind' rather than a 'TypeRep.Type' and only contain some extra details during typechecking.
+-- * 'Var.Var' is a synonym for the 'Id.Id' type but it may additionally 
+--   potentially contain type variables, which have a 'TypeRep.Kind' 
+--   rather than a 'TypeRep.Type' and only contain some extra 
+--   details during typechecking.
+-- 
 --   These 'Var.Var' names may either be global or local, see "Var#globalvslocal"
 --
 -- #globalvslocal#
--- Global 'Id's and 'Var's are those that are imported or correspond to a data constructor, primitive operation, or record selectors.
--- Local 'Id's and 'Var's are those bound within an expression (e.g. by a lambda) or at the top level of the module being compiled.
+-- Global 'Id's and 'Var's are those that are imported or correspond 
+--    to a data constructor, primitive operation, or record selectors.
+-- Local 'Id's and 'Var's are those bound within an expression 
+--    (e.g. by a lambda) or at the top level of the module being compiled.
+
 module Var (
         -- * The main data type and synonyms
 	Var, TyVar, CoVar, Id, DictId, DFunId, EvVar, EvId, IpId,
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ module Var (
 	mkTyVar, mkTcTyVar, mkWildCoVar,
 
 	-- ** Taking 'TyVar's apart
-	tyVarName, tyVarKind, tcTyVarDetails,
+        tyVarName, tyVarKind, tcTyVarDetails, setTcTyVarDetails,
 
 	-- ** Modifying 'TyVar's
 	setTyVarName, setTyVarUnique, setTyVarKind,
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ data Var
 	idScope    :: IdScope,
 	id_details :: IdDetails,	-- Stable, doesn't change
 	id_info    :: IdInfo }		-- Unstable, updated by simplifier
+    deriving Typeable
 
 data IdScope	-- See Note [GlobalId/LocalId]
   = GlobalId 
@@ -210,8 +217,6 @@ instance Ord Var where
     a >	 b = realUnique a >#  realUnique b
     a `compare` b = varUnique a `compare` varUnique b
 
-INSTANCE_TYPEABLE0(Var,varTc,"Var")
-
 instance Data Var where
   -- don't traverse?
   toConstr _   = abstractConstr "Var"
@@ -283,6 +288,9 @@ mkTcTyVar name kind details
 tcTyVarDetails :: TyVar -> TcTyVarDetails
 tcTyVarDetails (TcTyVar { tc_tv_details = details }) = details
 tcTyVarDetails var = pprPanic "tcTyVarDetails" (ppr var)
+
+setTcTyVarDetails :: TyVar -> TcTyVarDetails -> TyVar
+setTcTyVarDetails tv details = tv { tc_tv_details = details }
 \end{code}
 
 %************************************************************************