[GHC] #15147: Type checker plugin receives Wanteds that are not completely unflattened

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#15147: Type checker plugin receives Wanteds that are not completely unflattened
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        Reporter:  nfrisby           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.4.1
  checker)                           |             Keywords:  type checker
      Resolution:                    |  plugins
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Providing a way to flatten inside the plugin would be tricky I think.
 Better either to supply flattened or unflattened constraints.  (I suppose
 we could offer both, with the plugin advertising which it wanted?)

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