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    Use HsTyPats in associated type family defaults · 6efe04de
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    Associated type family default declarations behave strangely in a
    couple of ways:
    
    1. If one tries to bind the type variables with an explicit `forall`,
       the `forall`'d part will simply be ignored. (#16110)
    2. One cannot use visible kind application syntax on the left-hand
       sides of associated default equations, unlike every other form
       of type family equation. (#16356)
    
    Both of these issues have a common solution. Instead of using
    `LHsQTyVars` to represent the left-hand side arguments of an
    associated default equation, we instead use `HsTyPats`, which is what
    other forms of type family equations use. In particular, here are
    some highlights of this patch:
    
    * `FamEqn` is no longer parameterized by a `pats` type variable, as
      the `feqn_pats` field is now always `HsTyPats`.
    * The new design for `FamEqn` in chronicled in
      `Note [Type family instance declarations in HsSyn]`.
    * `TyFamDefltEqn` now becomes the same thing as `TyFamInstEqn`. This
      means that many of `TyFamDefltEqn`'s code paths can now reuse the
      code paths for `TyFamInstEqn`, resulting in substantial
      simplifications to various parts of the code dealing with
      associated type family defaults.
    
    Fixes #16110 and #16356.
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