[GHC] #9049: Expose srcLoc from the assertion architecture to allow better error messages

[GHC]

#9049: Expose srcLoc from the assertion architecture to allow better error
messages
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        Reporter:  nh2               |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      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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Changes (by simonpj):

 * cc: augustss (added)


Comment:

 This is a sensible, and long-running feature request. I can't find other
 tickets about it, which is puzzling, but see [wiki:ExplicitCallStack] for
 lots of material.  I thought that Lennart was muttering about this too,
 but I can't find the trail.

 It's possible I may get some time/effort to work in it this summer, but
 it'd be great to evolve a clear design first.

 Simon

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