[GHC] #11409: Cannot instantiate literals using TypeApplications

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#11409: Cannot instantiate literals using TypeApplications
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        Reporter:  Feuerbach         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1-rc1
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Comment (by monoidal):

 This is discussed in the type application paper:
 https://www.seas.upenn.edu/~sweirich/papers/type-app-extended.pdf, B.4.
 Overloaded numbers.

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