[GHC] #8656: Identical functions in Templeta Haskell

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#8656: Identical functions in Templeta Haskell
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       Reporter:  jstolarek                |             Owner:
           Type:  bug                      |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal                   |         Milestone:
      Component:  Template Haskell         |           Version:  7.7
       Keywords:                           |  Operating System:
   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple         |  Unknown/Multiple
     Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)  |   Type of failure:
     Blocked By:                           |  None/Unknown
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 I noticed that module `Language.Haskell.TH.Lib` in template-haskell
 library contains duplicate functions:

 {{{
 global :: Name -> ExpQ
 global s = return (VarE s)

 varE :: Name -> ExpQ
 varE s = return (VarE s)
 }}}

 If this is intended it should be documented why it is so and I think it
 would be good to express one function in terms of another. If this is
 accidental we should just get rid of one function. I never used TH so I
 have no idea whether this is done on purpose or not, thus leaving it to
 devs more experienced with TH.

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