[GHC] #16252: QuantifiedConstraints: lack of inference really is a problem

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#16252: QuantifiedConstraints: lack of inference really is a problem
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        Reporter:  lightandlight     |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.2
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Comment (by lightandlight):

 I've tried to implement the advice as described: excluding variables from
 generalisation when they appear in un-quantifiable constraints (collecting
 said variables in `approximateWC`, and removing them from `qtvs` in
 `simplifyInfer`). I now have an escaped skolem error.

 I think this is the relevant portion of the trace:

 {{{
   {f1_a26[sk:1], f_a2c[sk:2]}
   g_ah :: forall (a :: (* -> *) -> *).
           a f_a2c[sk:2] -> a f_a2c[sk:2] -> Bool,
   eqA'_a28 :: a_a27[sk:1] f_a26[sk:1]
               -> a_a27[sk:1] f_a26[sk:1] -> Bool,
   eqA :: forall (f :: * -> *) (a :: (* -> *) -> *).
          (forall x. Eq x => Eq (f x)) =>
          a f -> a f -> Bool,
 }}}

 Is it likely that I've forgotten some important call?

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