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Can't parse type with kind ascription with GHCi's :kind command

I was playing around with GHCi's :kind command and noticed that trying to ascribe a type with a kind doesn't parse:

$ inplace/bin/ghc-stage2 --interactive
GHCi, version 7.11.20151219: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
λ> :set -XTypeInType 
λ> :kind 'True :: Bool

<interactive>:1:7: error: parse error on input ‘::’

This seems like something that should be able to parse, given that :type True :: Bool parses just fine. Is there a reason it couldn't?

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Version 7.10.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component GHCi
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