[GHC] #1480: Template Haskell should allow reification of modules

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#1480: Template Haskell should allow reification of modules
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        Reporter:  igloo    |            Owner:
            Type:  feature  |           Status:  patch
  request                   |        Milestone:  7.8.1
        Priority:  normal   |          Version:  7.7
       Component:           |         Keywords:
  Template Haskell          |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Resolution:           |       Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)
Operating System:           |       Blocked By:
  Unknown/Multiple          |  Related Tickets:
 Type of failure:           |
  None/Unknown              |
       Test Case:           |
        Blocking:           |
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Changes (by errge):

 * status:  new => patch
 * difficulty:  Unknown => Moderate (less than a day)
 * version:  6.6.1 => 7.7
 * milestone:  _|_ => 7.8.1


Comment:

 The attached patch does very little, minimal module reification: only the
 import list is reified.

 Adding exports as requested in the bug report should be handled in a
 separate patch and review cycle, I think this patch is already big enough.

 Also, this infrastructure patch is quite trivial and straightforward,
 while the incremental export reification as requested in the bug report
 can be implemented maybe in multiple ways and maybe needs design
 discussion.

 After this gets merged, so we know the API, I'm happy to work on adding
 the export list as a next step.

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