[GHC] #9180: New magic function `staticError`

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#9180: New magic function `staticError`
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        Reporter:  nomeata           |            Owner:  nomeata
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by simonpj):

 I'd be happy with something like this, provided
  * It's reported by Lint
  * It has runtime behaviour too (in case you don't run Lint)

 Of course I could be wrong about this, but making it another Lint check
 seems right to me.

 Simon

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