[GHC] #7878: Panic when using DerivingGeneric with hs-boot

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#7878: Panic when using DerivingGeneric with hs-boot
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    Reporter:  ryant5000       |       Owner:  dreixel           
        Type:  bug             |      Status:  patch             
    Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:                    
   Component:  Compiler        |     Version:  7.7               
    Keywords:                  |          Os:  Linux             
Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)  |     Failure:  Compile-time crash
  Difficulty:  Unknown         |    Testcase:                    
   Blockedby:                  |    Blocking:                    
     Related:                  |  
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Comment(by simonpj):

 Yes, I think that's the right solution.

 See the documentation of `External` names in
 [wiki:Commentary/Compiler/NameType]. I'll add a note with
 `IfaceEnv.newGlobalBinder`.

 Simon

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