[GHC] #8714: ExistentialQuantification plus DeriveDataTypeable leads to core lint error

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#8714: ExistentialQuantification plus DeriveDataTypeable leads to core lint error
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        Reporter:  CoreyOConnor                  |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                           |           Status:  merge
        Priority:  highest                       |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler                      |          Version:
      Resolution:                                |  7.8.1-rc2
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple              |         Keywords:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown                  |     Architecture:
       Test Case:                                |  x86_64 (amd64)
  simplCore/should_compile/T8714                 |       Difficulty:
        Blocking:                                |  Unknown
                                                 |       Blocked By:
                                                 |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * status:  new => merge
 * testcase:   => simplCore/should_compile/T8714


Comment:

 Finally fixed this.  Sorry it's been a long time coming ... I kept getting
 distracted.  Thank you for a lovely small test case.

 Let's merge this to 7.8

 Simon

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