[GHC] #12686: Attempt to promote a value to a type results in an internal error

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#12686: Attempt to promote a value to a type results in an internal error
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        Reporter:  johnleo           |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
                                     |  rename/should_fail/T12686
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Replying to [comment:2 Simon Peyton Jones <simonpj@…>]:
 > I chose to squash this in the renamer.

 In contrast, I would choose to squash this by implementing dependent
 types. :)

 But that would have taken longer.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12686#comment:4>
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