[GHC] #14770: Allow static pointer expressions to have static pointer free variables

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#14770: Allow static pointer expressions to have static pointer free variables
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        Reporter:  TheKing01         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
                                     |  StaticPointers
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by TheKing01):

 The code surrounding the free variables is put in the SPT. A static
 pointer then points to that code, as well as separate static pointers for
 the free variables. This makes static pointers a recursive data type.

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