[GHC] #7586: :kind command cannot show kind of type synonyms

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#7586: :kind command cannot show kind of type synonyms
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  Reporter:  augustss          |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug               |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Compiler          |        Version:  7.6.1           
Resolution:  wontfix           |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  None/Unknown      |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                    |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                    |        Related:                  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 I think that special casing `:kind` and `:type` when applied to names
 would be a bad idea. That magic will just cause even more confusion
 overall.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7586#comment:2>
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