[GHC] #2168: ghci should show haddock comments for identifier

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#2168: ghci should show haddock comments for identifier
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        Reporter:  j.waldmann        |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  6.8.2
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Comment (by adamse):

 Doing some more investigations it might make more sense to add the docs to
 `HscTypes.ModIface` in a fashion similar to how Haddock does in its
 `Interface` type. This would also add the possibility of docs for
 unexported entities as Haddock currently supports.

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