Re: [GHC] #14070: Allow ‘unsafe’ deriving strategy, deriving code with ‘unsafeCoerce’

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#14070: Allow ‘unsafe’ deriving strategy, deriving code with ‘unsafeCoerce’
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  QuantifiedContexts, deriving
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by Iceland_jack):

 Replying to [comment:15 RyanGlScott]:
 > The real question is if something is GNDable //and// type-safe, but
 beyond GHC's reach.

 That's what I was trying to get at, thanks for the explanation Ryan I feel
 very positive about this. Should the ticket be closed or kept open until
 we have `QuantifiedContexts`?

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