[GHC] #12970: Add default implementation for Bits.bitSize

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#12970: Add default implementation for Bits.bitSize
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        Reporter:  txnull            |                Owner:  dfeuer
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3723
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Comment (by bgamari):

 > By that argument we'd never remove anything, as the same situation would
 just re-present itself during GHC 8.5; if maintainers have been ignoring
 the warnings introduced in GHC 7.8, they'll likely ignore them forever...
 life's too short... ;-)

 Fair enough.

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