[GHC] #8656: Identical functions in Template Haskell (was: Identical functions in Templeta Haskell)

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#8656: Identical functions in Template Haskell
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        Reporter:  jstolarek   |            Owner:
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
       Component:  Template    |          Version:  7.7
  Haskell                      |         Keywords:
      Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
  Unknown/Multiple             |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by jstolarek):

 > I'm also not sure how best to document this issue.
 This could be documenting by explaining why we keep two identical
 functions, eg. `varE` for consistency and `global` to maintain API
 compatibility with existing code. Next person to see these two identical
 functions would not spend their time trying to figure out why do we have
 duplicate code :-)

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