[GHC] #7696: Another kindFunResult panic

[GHC]

#7696: Another kindFunResult panic
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  Reporter:  nwf                          |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                          |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Compiler                     |        Version:  7.6.2           
Resolution:  fixed                        |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple             |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  None/Unknown                 |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:  typecheck/should_fail/T7696  |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                               |        Related:                  
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * cc: dimitris@… (added)
  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed
  * testcase:  => typecheck/should_fail/T7696


Comment:

 Excellent point!  Actually this bug revealed a pretty significant
 shortcoming in the constraint solver (see the commit message).
 Fortunately, I found rather a neat solution, so all is good now.

 Thanks for identifying it so compactly.

 Simon

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