[GHC] #10592: Allow cycles in class declarations

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#10592: Allow cycles in class declarations
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        Reporter:  MikeIzbicki       |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |                 Version:  7.10.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by simonpj):

 The stuff in #10318 is speculation about a possible feature.  But the
 question remains: in your application If
 {{{
 class (Scalar (Scalar a) ~ Scalar a, Field (Scalar a)) => Vector a
 class Vector x => Field x
 }}}
 was accepted by GHC, would it serve your purpose?  That means that in any
 instance of `Vector t`, GHC will need to prove that `Scalar (Scalar t) ~
 Scalar t`.  Will that be true, in your application?

 If so, that makes the speculation in #10318 more persuasive.

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