[GHC] #11460: OverloadedStrings cause error in annotation

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#11460: OverloadedStrings cause error in annotation
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        Reporter:  alanz             |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
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Changes (by rwbarton):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Yes, it ''is'' an overloaded literal, so it desugars to
 {{{
 {-# ANN module (fromString ("HLint: ignore Eta reduce" :: String)) #-}
 }}}
 The return type of `fromString` is ambiguous, as GHC says.

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