[GHC] #15322: `KnownNat` does not imply `Typeable` any more when used with plugin

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#15322: `KnownNat` does not imply `Typeable` any more when used with plugin
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        Reporter:  chshersh          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  typeable,knownnat
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #10348            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by goldfire):

 This seems unfortunate to me. I wonder if it would be better to have

 {{{#!hs
 getNat :: TypeRep (n :: Nat) -> Natural
 }}}

 and then dispense with `KnownNat`. If I were guessing which were primitive
 between `KnownNat` and `Typeable`, I would guess `Typeable`.

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