[GHC] #10379: Prefix syntax for promoted list kind isn't parsed properly

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#10379: Prefix syntax for promoted list kind isn't parsed properly
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              Reporter:  cactus      |             Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |            Status:  new
              Priority:  low         |         Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |           Version:  7.10.1
  (Parser)                           |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
              Keywords:              |   Type of failure:  GHC rejects
          Architecture:              |  valid program
  Unknown/Multiple                   |        Blocked By:
             Test Case:              |   Related Tickets:
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 (Originally from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27673578/)

 Given the following input file:


 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures, GADTs, DataKinds, TypeOperators #-}

 data Foo1 :: [*] -> * where
 data Foo2 :: ([] *) -> * where

 }}}

 it fails on the definition of `Foo2`:

 {{{
 list-promote2.hs:4:16: parse error on input `]'
 }}}

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