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Weird scoping for tyvars in rules

This rule:

{-# RULES "id" forall (x :: a). id x = x #-}

compiles fine with no LANGUAGE options but fails if I add Rank2Types:

Not in scope: type variable `a'

It compiles fine again if I additionally include ScopedTypeVariables. This looks wrong to me.

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Version 6.8.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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