[GHC] #9197: FFI types should be usable in foreign import decls without revealing representations

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#9197: FFI types should be usable in foreign import decls without revealing
representations
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        Reporter:  duncan            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (FFI)    |          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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Comment (by simonpj):

 I can't say I'm that keen on another FFI-related pragma. Does this have
 anything to do with the `CTYPE` pragma (which I have never really
 understood),
 [http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/users_guide/ffi.html#ffi-capi
 documented here]?

 Are others keen on this?

 Simon

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