[GHC] #8332: hp2ps does not escape parentheses

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#8332: hp2ps does not escape parentheses
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              Reporter:  luite       |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  infoneeded
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
             Component:  Profiling   |          Version:  7.7
            Resolution:              |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by thomie):

 * status:  new => infoneeded


Comment:

 luite: can you attach an example program that demonstrates the problem.

 Note, in `utils/hp2ps/CHANGES`:
 {{{
 When generating PostScript to show strings, '(' and ')' may need to be
 escaped.
 These characters are now escaped when the JOB string is shown.
 }}}

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