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panic with scoped kind variables

Thanks for the scoped kind variables.

When they get confused with type variables, GHC panics instead of displaying an error.

{-# LANGUAGE KindSignatures, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
class Panic a b
instance Panic (a :: b) b
ghc-stage2: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 7.5.20120416 for x86_64-unknown-linux):
        tcTyVarDetails a{tv aj60} [tv]
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Version 7.5
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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