[GHC] #5902: Cannot tell from an exception handler whether the exception was asynchronous

[GHC]

#5902: Cannot tell from an exception handler whether the exception was
asynchronous
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        Reporter:  simonmar          |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.4.1
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by igloo):

 I don't see why you can't have `newCatch`, provide you are willing to also
 have `newThrow` and to deal with passing the annoying `Bool`s around.

 But using an `AsyncException` hierarchy instead might be OK too.

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