More refactoring of constraint simplification

[ghc-hetmet.git] / compiler / typecheck / TcRnTypes.lhs

diff --git a/compiler/typecheck/TcRnTypes.lhs b/compiler/typecheck/TcRnTypes.lhs
index b624a14..9a08e9a 100644 (file)
--- a/compiler/typecheck/TcRnTypes.lhs
+++ b/compiler/typecheck/TcRnTypes.lhs
@@ -598,15 +598,20 @@ data Inst
   | ImplicInst {       -- An implication constraint
                        -- forall tvs. (reft, given) => wanted
        tci_name   :: Name,
-       tci_tyvars :: [TcTyVar],    -- Includes coercion variables
+       tci_tyvars :: [TcTyVar],    -- Quantified type variables
+                                   -- Includes coercion variables
                                    --   mentioned in tci_reft
        tci_reft   :: Refinement,
        tci_given  :: [Inst],       -- Only Dicts
                                    --   (no Methods, LitInsts, ImplicInsts)
        tci_wanted :: [Inst],       -- Only Dicts and ImplicInsts
                                    --   (no Methods or LitInsts)
+
        tci_loc    :: InstLoc
     }
+       -- NB: the tci_given are not necessarily rigid,
+       --     although they will be if the tci_reft is non-trivial
+       -- NB: the tci_reft is already applied to tci_given and tci_wanted
 
   | Method {
        tci_id :: TcId,         -- The Id for the Inst