[GHC] #8171: Extending ExtendedDefaultRules

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#8171: Extending ExtendedDefaultRules
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        Reporter:  ekmett            |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Fine with me.  I just want to advertise that the EDR rules are not a deep
 property of type system. They are rather ad-hoc, driven by user need, and
 are modularly separated from the rest of type inference.  So you are
 entirely free to propose different ones!

 Simon

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