[GHC] #15284: Can't parse ''(*) in GHC HEAD

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#15284: Can't parse ''(*) in GHC HEAD
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.5
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      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 This is tough. I guess `''*` (with `-XStarIsType`) is a bit like `''(=>)`.
 There really is no `*` -- there is now only `Type`. `*` is merely a
 syntactic gubbin that means `Type`. At first, this was an implementation
 decision that we thought was internal, but it seems that this decision is
 leaking via TH. That said, I'm OK with this behavior, but I could
 convinced if others thought this was poor form.

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