[GHC] #9725: Constraint deduction failure

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#9725: Constraint deduction failure
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              Reporter:  heisenbug   |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.3
  (Type checker)                     |         Keywords:
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Blocked By:
       Type of failure:  GHC         |  Related Tickets:
  rejects valid program              |
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
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Comment (by simonpj):

 No it's not just kind inference.  Do you want that poly-kinded type for
 `test`?  Sounds as if the answer is "yes".  Well, then `k` is a skolem
 variable, and if it is is locally known to be equal to `Bool`, that's a
 local kind equality (a la GADTs).

 From what you say, in some branches of `h`, you have a local equality `k ~
 Bool` and in others you have `k ~ Nat`.

 This is just what Richard is working on!

 Simon

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