[GHC] #12529: Error message: visible type application of constructor/variable that is not in scope

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#12529: Error message: visible type application of constructor/variable that is not
in scope
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  TypeApplications
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect         |  Unknown/Multiple
  warning at compile-time            |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by goldfire):

 I'm afraid I wasn't referring to #12170, which is concerned with the
 interaction between `-fdefer-type-errors` and the new treatment of out-of-
 scope variables. The bug reported here triggers without `-fdefer-type-
 errors`.

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