[GHC] #11581: TypeError requires UndecidableInstances unnecessarily

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#11581: TypeError requires UndecidableInstances unnecessarily
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        Reporter:  rwbarton          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.0.1-rc2
  checker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |            Test Case:  indexed-
  valid program                      |  types/should_compile/T11581
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * testcase:   => indexed-types/should_compile/T11581


Comment:

 >  In short, I think the undecidability checker should only include the
 indexed arguments to a type family when calculating the size of a type
 family application, and not any additional parametric arguments. But it
 doesn't work that way currently.

 Good point. And easily actioned.  Thanks.

 That still leaves the `TypeError` special case, which I have not done
 anything about yet.

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