[GHC] #9196: Higher-rank constraint treated as type instead

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#9196: Higher-rank constraint treated as type instead
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by archblob):

 I simplified this a little bit, you just need an explicit `forall` and
 parentheses.
 This works:
 {{{ foo :: forall a. P a => a -> a }}}
 This does not:
 {{{ foo :: (forall a. P a) => a -> a }}}

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