[GHC] #11164: No way to import a data instance

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#11164: No way to import a data instance
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        Reporter:  Feuerbach         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.2
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Does

 {{{#!hs
 import Foreign.R.Type as R ( pattern SComplex )
 }}}

 work? If it doesn't, it should. The `pattern` keyword in import/export
 lists has been extended to apply to ordinary data constructors. These
 should include data family instance constructors, too.

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