[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:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  TypeApplications
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #11352            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by thoughtpolice):

 * milestone:  8.0.1 => 8.2.1


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:14 goldfire]:
 > Thanks for merging the typo fix. But that's nowhere near the nub of this
 ticket. We might well decide to do nothing, but I'm not convinced we've
 converged on that solution yet.

 Agreed - in the mean time, let's put this to 8.2.1 since we're probably
 not going to introduce any large changes for 8.x.

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