[GHC] #6093: Kind polymorphism fails with recursive type definition using different kind

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#6093: Kind polymorphism fails with recursive type definition using different kind
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 Reporter:  Ashley Yakeley             |          Owner:                         
     Type:  bug                        |         Status:  new                    
 Priority:  normal                     |      Component:  Compiler (Type checker)
  Version:  7.4.1                      |       Keywords:                         
       Os:  Unknown/Multiple           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple       
  Failure:  GHC rejects valid program  |       Testcase:                         
Blockedby:                             |       Blocking:                         
  Related:                             |  
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 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs, PolyKinds #-}
 module Bug where
     data R t where
         MkR :: R f -> R (f ())
 }}}
 results in
 {{{
 Bug.hs:4:26:
     Kind mis-match
     The first argument of `R' should have kind `* -> k0',
     but `f ()' has kind `k0'
     In the type `R (f ())'
     In the definition of data constructor `MkR'
     In the data type declaration for `R'
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/6093>
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