[GHC] #9783: Pattern synonym matcher is unnecessarily strict on unboxed continuations

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#9783: Pattern synonym matcher is unnecessarily strict on unboxed continuations
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              Reporter:  cactus      |            Owner:  cactus
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  merge
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.8.4
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.3
  (Type checker)                     |         Keywords:  PatternSynonyms
            Resolution:  fixed       |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Moderate (less
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  than a day)
       Type of failure:  Incorrect   |       Blocked By:
  result at runtime                  |  Related Tickets:  9732
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by cactus):

 * status:  closed => merge
 * milestone:  7.10.1 => 7.8.4


Comment:

 I have pushed a new version of the commit that applies cleanly to
 `ghc-7.8` as `a91a2af`, please merge that.

 Also, in the future, please try applying the patches in question at an
 earlier time, instead of discovering if they have problems so close to the
 freeze date.

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