[GHC] #8797: Generics instances for monoid and applicative newtypes

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#8797: Generics instances for monoid and applicative newtypes
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        Reporter:  jcristovao  |            Owner:
            Type:  feature     |           Status:  closed
  request                      |        Milestone:  7.8.1
        Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.8.1-rc1
       Component:              |         Keywords:
  libraries/base               |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Resolution:  fixed       |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
Operating System:              |       Blocked By:
  Unknown/Multiple             |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr@…>):

 In [changeset:"44dec750a618a89202f80dcd695e5eb9fb74a74f/base"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="base"
 revision="44dec750a618a89202f80dcd695e5eb9fb74a74f"
 Tweak documentation and update changelog.md

 This adds release note entries to changelog and tweaks Haddock comments
 with respect to the recent commits 1a9abe7a1a3c7 (re #8797) and
 f932b79948f0 (re #8745)

 Signed-off-by: Herbert Valerio Riedel <hvr at gnu.org>
 }}}

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