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Newtypes DoNotUnboxLazy / DoNotUnboxStrict / DoNotUnboxNormalForm lack Generic instances

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
haskell
Domain
data

Research direction

Start by reading the linked issue at mgsloan/store#181, then locate the definitions of DoNotUnboxLazy, DoNotUnboxStrict, and DoNotUnboxNormalForm in the vector repository. Check nearby instance patterns and existing tests; done means all three newtypes have working Generic instances with coverage for their expected representations.

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