[GHC] #8503: New GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving check still isn't permissive enough

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#8503: New GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving check still isn't permissive enough
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |            Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:  #8541
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Comment (by simonpj):

 There are plenty of other ways to construct exponentially-sized types
 (even in H-M),so I don't think we should worry here. Remember too that
 type functions mean that the entire notion of a "recursive newtype" is
 suspect.

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