[GHC] #14845: TypeInType, index GADT by constraint witness

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#14845: TypeInType, index GADT by constraint witness
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.5
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeInType
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #13895            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by simonpj):

 OK so there are two things

 * A data constructor should not be promoted if it has a constrained type.
 This should not be hard to arrange.

 * As comment:12 shows, a kind signature should hove no constraints in it.
 Surely `checkValidType` is the place for that check.

 By the time we get to `tcInstBinder` the crime is well past!

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14845#comment:14>
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