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Alllow static pointers to local closed definitions

A limitation of the original patch implementing -XStaticPointers is that while the following all work,

t1 = static not
t2 = static (\x -> case x of True -> False; False -> True)

the below does not:

t3 = static foo where foo True = False

Yet foo is perfectly "static": it's a closed expression that can readily be floated to top-level.

So in short: -XStaticPointers should not consider only expressions with top-level identifiers, but in general any closed expression (which may involve local closed identifiers too).

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Version 7.10.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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CC edsko, facundo.dominguez
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