[GHC] #14968: QuantifiedConstraints: Can't be RHS of type family instances

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#14968: QuantifiedConstraints: Can't be RHS of type family instances
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        Reporter:  josef             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.5
  checker)                           |             Keywords:
      Resolution:                    |  QuantifiedConstraints
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #9269             |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by josef):

 Right. I'm aware to the difficulties discussed in ticket #9269. My
 questions is really whether we can hope to do better when the result kind
 of a type family is of kind `Constraint` rather than `*`.

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