-- GADT decls can have a (perhaps partial) kind signature
-- e.g. data T :: * -> * -> * where ...
-- This function makes up suitable (kinded) type variables for
--- the argument kinds, and checks that the result kind is indeed *
+-- the argument kinds, and checks that the result kind is indeed *.
+-- We use it also to make up argument type variables for for data instances.
tcDataKindSig Nothing = return []
tcDataKindSig (Just kind)
= do { checkTc (isLiftedTypeKind res_kind) (badKindSig kind)