[GHC] #14111: strange error when using data families with levity polymorphism and unboxed sums and data families

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#14111: strange error when using data families with levity polymorphism and unboxed
sums and data families
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        Reporter:  carter            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by carter):

 remarkably, if i add the type annotation, this works! (but it still seems
 like a bug in inference)

 {{{


 data instance Maybe (x :: TYPE 'UnliftedRep) where
   MaybeSumU :: (# x | (# #) #) -> Maybe (x :: TYPE 'UnliftedRep)
 }}}
 it seems kinda redundant ??

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