[GHC] #10446: Fix error message when variables in a static form are not in scope

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#10446: Fix error message when variables in a static form are not in scope
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        Reporter:                    |                   Owner:
  facundo.dominguez                  |  facundo.dominguez
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.10.2
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |  StaticPointers
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Architecture:
      Blocked By:                    |  Unknown/Multiple
 Related Tickets:                    |               Test Case:
                                     |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D906
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Comment (by Austin Seipp <austin@…>):

 In [changeset:"71d1f01db94dda5b8c2c367fba8cc7b115b06e95/ghc"]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="71d1f01db94dda5b8c2c367fba8cc7b115b06e95"
 Omit the static form error for variables not in scope.

 Summary:
 Fixes T10446.

 The following program

 > g = static f

 now produces only:

 > ...: error
 >    Not in scope: 'f'

 Before it would also produce a complaint about 'f' not being a top-level
 identifier.

 Test Plan: validate

 Reviewers: austin

 Reviewed By: austin

 Subscribers: bgamari, thomie, mboes

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D906

 GHC Trac Issues: #10446
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