[GHC] #8554: kindFunResult panic when type checking wrongly-kinded function

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#8554: kindFunResult panic when type checking wrongly-kinded function
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        Reporter:  patrick_thomson          |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type checker)  |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:  duplicate                |         Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X                  |     Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Compile-time crash       |  (amd64)
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
                                            |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by monoidal):

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


Comment:

 Thanks for the report. This is already fixed in HEAD (#7368 and search
 Trac for kindFunResult).

 {{{
 B.hs:3:24:
     Kind incompatibility when matching types:
       f :: * -> *
       f (Fix f) :: *
     Expected type: f0 a -> Fix f
       Actual type: f0 a -> f0 (f (Fix f))
 }}}

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