[GHC] #5492: Underscore not a valid name for a class member

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#5492: Underscore not a valid name for a class member
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  Reporter:  trinithis                  |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                        |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal                     |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Compiler                   |        Version:  7.0.4           
Resolution:  invalid                    |       Keywords:  underscore _    
  Testcase:                             |      Blockedby:                  
Difficulty:                             |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple
  Blocking:                             |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  GHC rejects valid program  |  
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Changes (by simonpj):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 "`_`" is a pattern, not an identifier.  So it's rightly rejected.  Have a
 look at the Report.

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