Re: [GHC] #15400: Parse error on input ‘*’

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#15400: Parse error on input ‘*’
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        Reporter:  Bodigrim          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #15284            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4865
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 > If I understand #15284 correctly, the fact that this doesn't parse is
 expected behavior when `StarIsType` is enabled, so I don't think this is a
 bug.

 Thanks for setting us right, Ryan!


 > Oh dear. I've gotten confused about this again! And then I went ahead
 and confused Ben.

 To be fair, the latter isn't hard to do :)

 The migration guide
 [[https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Migration/8.6#StarIsType indeed]]
 mentions this issue.

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