[GHC] #8337: make it possible for the user to force orphanness via a module-level annotation

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#8337: make it possible for the user to force orphanness via a module-level
annotation
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        Reporter:  errge       |            Owner:
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:  invalid     |         Keywords:
Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple             |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
 Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                 |  Related Tickets:
       Test Case:              |
        Blocking:  7867        |
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Changes (by errge):

 * status:  patch => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Closing this one, as this feature request seems to be a bad idea after
 all.

 Other possible solutions for the original problem are discussed at
 http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/TemplateHaskell/Annotations.

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