Typeclasses eauto := debug. Set Printing All. Axiom SProp : Set. Axiom sp : SProp. (* If we hardcode valueType := nat, it goes through *) Class StateIs := { valueType : Type; stateIs : valueType -> SProp }. Instance NatStateIs : StateIs := { valueType := nat; stateIs := fun _ => sp }. Canonical Structure NatStateIs. Class LogicOps F := { land: F -> F }. Instance : LogicOps SProp. Admitted. Instance : LogicOps Prop. Admitted. Parameter (n : nat). (* If this is a [Definition], the resolution goes through fine. *) Notation vn := (@stateIs _ n). Definition vn' := (@stateIs _ n). Definition GOOD : SProp := @land _ _ vn'. (* This doesn't resolve, if PropLogicOps is defined later than SPropLogicOps *) Definition BAD : SProp := @land _ _ vn. Class A T := { foo : T -> Prop }. Instance: A nat. Admitted. Instance: A Set. Admitted. Class B := { U : Type ; b : U }. Instance bi: B := {| U := nat ; b := 0 |}. Canonical Structure bi. Notation b0N := (@b _ : nat). Notation b0Ni := (@b bi : nat). Definition b0D := (@b _ : nat). Definition GOOD1 := (@foo _ _ b0D). Definition GOOD2 := (let x := b0N in @foo _ _ x). Definition GOOD3 := (@foo _ _ b0Ni). Definition BAD1 := (@foo _ _ b0N). (* Error: The term "b0Ni" has type "nat" while it is expected to have type "Set". *)