[GHC] #14579: GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving produces ambiguously-kinded code

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#14579: GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving produces ambiguously-kinded code
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.2.2
  checker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  deriving
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4264
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Is there any reason we can't say

 {{{#!hs
 typeToLHsType = noLoc . HsCoreTy
 }}}

 ? That certainly seems to save a lot of huffing and puffing.

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