[GHC] #12503: Template Haskell regression: GHC erroneously thinks a type variable is also a kind

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#12503: Template Haskell regression: GHC erroneously thinks a type variable is also
a kind
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeInType
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3022
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by RyanGlScott):

 * status:  new => patch
 * differential:   => Phab:D3022


Comment:

 Richard, that proposal sounds even better, so I went with that approach in
 Phab:D3022.

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