[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 int-index):

 Nevermind, it seems that this leads to the problem described in comment:6.
 Type families with domain `Type` can distinguish between between
 `Constraint` and `Type` in surface Haskell, so this difference needs to
 remain in Core.

 And in comment:7 I see Simon advocating the same change to KindCo as you
 describe.

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