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

[GHC]

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

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


Comment:

 I'm not convinced.  It occurs to me that we could simply make `:kind` less
 picky about the types it is given; in particular, not check that synonyms
 are fully applied.

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