[GHC] #10991: Don't permit type variables in the context unless they are in the type

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#10991: Don't permit type variables in the context unless they are in the type
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        Reporter:  bernalex          |                Owner:  bernalex
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC accepts       |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by bernalex):

 Interesting. It seems to only accept the ill-typed code in GHCi.
 {{{
 λ let f :: Eq a => b -> b; f b = b
 λ :t f
 f :: b -> b
 }}}

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