[GHC] #10023: Relax Monad constraint in traceM and traceShowM to Applicative

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#10023: Relax Monad constraint in traceM and traceShowM to Applicative
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  libraries/base    |                 Version:  7.10.1-rc1
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 Type of failure:  Other             |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 I can live without the names {{{traceA}}}/{{{traceShowA}}}, but it would
 be nice to generalize the type signatures in the same vein as
 {{{when}}}/{{{unless}}}/{{{guard}}}.

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