[GHC] #11715: Constraint vs *

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#11715: Constraint vs *
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.0.1-rc1
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      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  Typeable
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Comment (by ekmett):

 The main difference is that while we've lost the thinness of constraints
 in this narrow area, nobody uses them as they are largely regarded as a
 terrible idea with clunky syntax and, far more importantly, you explicitly
 can't actually use them as super-classes, so the damage is currently quite
 well contained.

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