[GHC] #13853: TypeApplications and record syntax don't mix

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#13853: TypeApplications and record syntax don't mix
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  TypeApplications
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 Assuming the proposal in this ticket were implemented, then yes, `Identity
 @Int {}` would be a perfectly cromulent thing to do. `Identity {}` is a
 record construction that doesn't specify any record names, so all fields
 would be initialized to `⊥`. So `Identity @Int {}` is essentially
 `Identity (⊥ :: Int)`.

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