[GHC] #14253: Pattern match checker mistakenly concludes pattern match on pattern synonym is unreachable

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#14253: Pattern match checker mistakenly concludes pattern match on pattern synonym
is unreachable
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  PatternSynonyms,
                                     |  PatternMatchWarnings
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by dfeuer):

 Replying to [comment:7 RyanGlScott]:
 > I'm not sure why the original program would be any more honest, since it
 claims that matching on `TrFun` is inaccessible, right? That is, `Con` is
 to `MkT1` as `TrFun` is to `MkT2` as `Fun` is to `MkT2'` as `Dynamic` is
 to `S` as `dynApply` is to `u`. Or am I missing something?

 Ah, simply because I didn't read it correctly. Ben came to this dishonest
 reduction from a perfectly honest example!

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