[GHC] #4372: Extending quasiquotation support

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#4372: Extending quasiquotation support
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        Reporter:  simonpj           |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |                 Version:  6.12.3
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by songzh):

 Replying to [comment:18 simonpj]:
 > I'm not against this if someone wants to
 >  * Write a wiki page explaining the feature
 >  * Drive a discussion to refine any corners of the design; it's mainly a
 syntax question I think.
 >  * Implement a patch on Phabricator; including user manual documentation
 and some tests.
 >
 > > Another problem is that I suppose that the 4 quoters t, p, e, d are
 implemented in the layer of syntax
 >
 > I'm afraid I did not understand this part of your comment.  Maybe it's a
 separate issue?
 > Simon
 It is not an issue, only a design decision. I was excepting
 {{{
 > :t e
 e :: QuasiQuoter
 }}}
 but it is actually syntax. A little bit surprised.

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