[GHC] #9043: Add missing type class instances for data types in GHC.Generics

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#9043: Add missing type class instances for data types in GHC.Generics
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              Reporter:  ocharles    |            Owner:  dreixel
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  infoneeded
  request                            |        Milestone:  7.10.1
              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.8.2
             Component:  Core        |         Keywords:
  Libraries                          |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
            Resolution:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Changes (by dreixel):

 * cc: core-libraries-committee@… (added)


Comment:

 Just a heads-up: I want to implement the changes described in the
 following wiki page, which would mean there are no longer internally
 generated datatypes for which we then need `Typeable` instances:

 https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Compiler/GenericDeriving#Amoreconservativefirstapproachtothisproblem

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