[GHC] #15935: TYPE is not generated by genprimops

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#15935: TYPE is not generated by genprimops
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        Reporter:  davide            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.6.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * keywords:  GHC.Magic TYPE haddock GHC.Prim genprimops => newcomer


Comment:

 It's not quite that simple; `utils/genprimop` knows nothing of the `r`
 tyvar. You will need to introduce such a variable, along with a `primtype`
 for `RuntimeRep` itself.

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