[GHC] #16310: Program fails with "Impossible case alternative" when optimized

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#16310: Program fails with "Impossible case alternative" when optimized
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.3
      Resolution:  wontfix           |             Keywords:  TypeInType
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |            Test Case:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Well, `axiom` is being used to prove functional extensionality, which is
 generally safe. But perhaps it would be better to put the use of
 `unsafeCoerce` in `funExt` directly. I wonder if that quells the problem.

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