[GHC] #13179: Levity-polymorphic data types

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#13179: Levity-polymorphic data types
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #12708            |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by Iceland_jack):

 Replying to [comment:2 RyanGlScott]:
 > I'm afraid your definitions may not be what you think they are.

 Fiddlesticks, I was worried something like this was happening.

 Replying to [comment:3 goldfire]:
 > As well they should be. When creating data constructors, we need to know
 representations of their fields.

 , could something like this work (possibly with UnliftedDataTypes)

 {{{#!hs
 Product :: forall rep₁ rep₂. (k -> TYPE rep₁) -> (k -> TYPE rep₂) -> (k ->
 TYPE (rep₁ <> rep₂))
 }}}

 for some handwavey `Max`

 {{{#!hs
 Sum :: forall rep₁ rep₂. (k -> TYPE rep₁) -> (k -> TYPE rep₂) -> (k ->
 TYPE (Max rep₁ rep₂))
 }}}

 More importantly, are there any '''actual''' cases in base/core amenable
 to levity polymorphism? If not I'll close the ticket.

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