[GHC] #9880: ghc crashes on th splices in instance context

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#9880: ghc crashes on th splices in instance context
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              Reporter:  Philonous   |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.3
            Resolution:              |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:
             Test Case:              |
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * cc: goldfire (added)


Comment:

 HEAD says
 {{{
 T9880.hs:5:3:
     Declaration splices are allowed only at the top level: $mkFun
 }}}
 which is a lot better than crashing.

 Richard is this supposed to work now?  I recall that you largely made
 splices in local declarations work.

 Simon

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