[GHC] #14120: Type comparison in stg-lint is hopelessly broken

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#14120: Type comparison in stg-lint is hopelessly broken
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
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Comment (by simonpj):

 > It's not clear what we can/should do about this.

 I suspect we should just give up on checking types in `StgLint` and just
 check for compatible kinds (e.g. `TYPE Unlifted` and `Type Lifted` is
 dodgy; `TYPE Float` and `TYPE Lifted` is definitely wrong).

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14120#comment:5>
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