[GHC] #2119: explicitly importing deprecated symbols should elicit the deprecation warning

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#2119: explicitly importing deprecated symbols should elicit the deprecation
warning
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        Reporter:  duncan            |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  6.8.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  deprecate
                                     |  warning
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #4879             |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by bgamari):

 See [[Design/DeprecationMechanisms]] for a summary of this and related
 deprecation proposals.

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