[GHC] #8779: Exhaustiveness checks for pattern synonyms

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#8779: Exhaustiveness checks for pattern synonyms
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        Reporter:  nomeata           |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  7.8.1
  checker)                           |             Keywords:
      Resolution:                    |  PatternSynonyms
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by mpickering):

 * cc: mpickering (added)


Comment:

 I don't think that any solution which 'looks through" pattern synonyms is
 desirable as it would break the abstraction. I think that Joachim's
 suggestion is perhaps a bit better.

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