[GHC] #5857: GHC Panic when using unbound type variables created with newName in Template Haskell

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#5857: GHC Panic when using unbound type variables created with newName in
Template Haskell
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  Reporter:  goldfire            |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                 |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal              |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  Template Haskell    |        Version:  7.4.1           
Resolution:  fixed               |       Keywords:  Template Haskell
        Os:  MacOS X             |   Architecture:  ia64            
   Failure:  Compile-time crash  |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                      |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                      |        Related:                  
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Changes (by simonpj):

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


Comment:

 Thanks.  This is another example of #5971, which is now fixed.  I don't
 think we need another test case, so I'll just close this ticket.  The
 error message still isn't fantastic, but it'll do for now.

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