[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 request   |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:  wontfix           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect         |  Unknown/Multiple
  warning at compile-time            |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by thomie):

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


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 hvr]:
 > Your suggested warning enhancement is in contradiction to the
 recommendation expressed in several places (migration guide, AMP wiki page
 etc, `-Wnoncanonical-monad-instances`) to define `return` in terms of
 `pure` rather than the other way round.

 Wontfix it is.

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