[GHC] #8269: Suggest LANGUAGE pragmas instead of -XFoo

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#8269: Suggest LANGUAGE pragmas instead of -XFoo
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        Reporter:  nomeata           |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 If you change this, grep for `-X` and change all of them. (There are a
 lot.)

 The reason I consistently used the `-X` form is simply that it's shorter
 in error messages.

 Simon

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