[GHC] #11692: Suggest default definition of Applicative

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#11692: Suggest default definition of Applicative
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           Reporter:  Iceland_jack   |             Owner:
               Type:  feature        |            Status:  new
  request                            |
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  GHCi           |           Version:  8.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  Incorrect
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  warning at compile-time
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 {{{#!hs
 ghci> data A a = A a deriving (Show, Functor)
 ghci> instance Monad A

 <interactive>:3:10: error:
     • No instance for (Applicative A)
         arising from the superclasses of an instance declaration
     • In the instance declaration for ‘Monad A’
 }}}

 could suggest defining it in terms of `Monad`:

 {{{#!hs
 <interactive>:3:10: error:
     • No instance for (Applicative A)
         arising from the superclasses of an instance declaration
     • In the instance declaration for ‘Monad A’
     • Default implementation given a `Monad` instance:
         instance Applicative A where
           pure  = return
           (<*>) = Control.Monad.ap
 }}}

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