[GHC] #9813: Error when reifying type constructor

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#9813: Error when reifying type constructor
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        Reporter:  owst              |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1899
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by goldfire):

 In case it wasn't clear, until I wrote comment:39, I thought this was all
 quite feasible and a nice plan. I just don't want you to think I led you
 down a garden path into a trap! But falling into traps is just part of
 software development, I suppose. I'm grateful for your time and good
 attitude as this proposal has become pear-shaped.

 There's one important thing to do before closing the ticket: record our
 discoveries somewhere. In particular, I think a Note in the code is in
 order about why things are the way they are. Might you find a good spot,
 summarizing our discoveries and linking to this ticket? It might also be
 worth putting a link to this ticket in the manual, in case an
 overinterested soul wanders by.

 You say you've updated the manual. Where? How? Are you a committer? Or is
 there a Phab patch? (Apologies if the answer to this is obvious. It's even
 possible I have reviewed your changes and applied them myself! I tend to
 be rather aggressive in deleting stale records in my brain of tasks having
 been accomplished. This habit may sometimes make me appear somewhat dense.
 Sorry!)

 Once all that's done, we (you should be able to) should close this as
 wontfix.

 Thanks again for your efforts here, and I'm sorry that they didn't lead to
 fruition.

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