[GHC] #11409: Cannot instantiate literals using TypeApplications

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#11409: Cannot instantiate literals using TypeApplications
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        Reporter:  Feuerbach         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  TypeApplications
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #11352            |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by adamgundry):

 Rather than defining `integerLit`, perhaps we should just treat a type
 application to an overloaded literal specially, and say that `5 @Int`
 desugars to `fromInteger @Int 5`? This would work with `RebindableSyntax`
 just fine.

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