[GHC] #11363: Parser groups "::" and "*" together in kind signature (a::*)

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#11363: Parser groups "::" and "*" together in kind signature (a::*)
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug                |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest             |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Parser)  |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                     |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux              |         Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown       |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                     |             Blocking:
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 Why does it matter? If `+` is a type operator and `::*` is a type operator
 and `data A (a +)` is a parse error then `data A (a ::*)` should be a
 parse error. Anything else seems terribly confusing!

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