Re: unexpected arithmetic sequence and deriving Enum behaviour

Simon,

Laszlo presented some code:

> > Consider the following code fragment:
> > data Colour = Red | Black | Blue deriving (Show, Bounded)
> > instance Enum Colour where

...

and then remarked:

> > Notice that there is no deriving Enum (which would be an error  
> > according to the Report)

You asked:

> Why do you say that?  Can you give a pointer to the relevant text  
> in the report?  I can't see anything wrong here.

I think he was referring to the fact that it is illegal to both  
*derive* and *define* an instance of a particular class for a type.

Regards,

  Stefan