[GHC] #9628: Add Annotations to the AST to simplify source to source conversions

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#9628: Add Annotations to the AST to simplify source to source conversions
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              Reporter:  alanz       |            Owner:  alanz
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  new
  request                            |        Milestone:
              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.9
             Component:  Compiler    |         Keywords:
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Differential Revisions:  D297        |
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Comment (by alanz):

 That could work, and it is a lot simpler. The stuff for paired SrcSpans
 just doubles everything up at the moment, as I work it through.

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