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incorrect kind inference in template haskell

It looks like a foldl needs to be changed to a foldr somewhere in the code that translates results from GHC's kind inference to the Template Haskell Kind data type.

Given this data declaration:

data F f a = F (f a a a a) 

the kind ascribed to f, as provided in the Info data structure resultant of reifying F, is

(((* -> *) -> *) -> *) -> *
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Version 6.12.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Template Haskell
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