[GHC] #13305: static: check for identifiers should only consider term level variables

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#13305: static: check for identifiers should only consider term level variables
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        Reporter:  edsko             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:  worksforme        |             Keywords:
                                     |  StaticPointers
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by facundo.dominguez):

 Tried all of these and they were accepted by ghc:
 {{{
 f0 :: StaticPtr (Int -> Int)
 f0 = static id

 f1 :: Typeable a => StaticPtr (a -> a)
 f1 = static id

 f2 :: Typeable a => Dict (Num a) -> StaticPtr (a -> a)
 f2 Dict = static id

 f3 :: Typeable a => StaticPtr (Dict (Num a) -> a -> a)
 f3 = static (\Dict -> (+1))
 }}}

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