[GHC] #9642: LANGUAGE pragma synonyms

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#9642: LANGUAGE pragma synonyms
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              Reporter:  dreixel     |            Owner:
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  new
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              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.9
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Comment (by jstolarek):

 Replying to [comment:2 dreixel]:
 > Yes, but I don't think that addresses the same issues that my proposal
 does.
 Well, it address only one of them (avoiding copy-pastes).

 > It wouldn't be automatically enabled. It would just be available for
 use; you'd still have to write
 > {{{
 > {-# LANGUAGE PedrosHaskell #-}
 > }}}
 I see.

 But wouldn't your proposal impose artificial dependencies between modules,
 where one module needs to import another just to use the LANGUAGE synonym?
 I imagine this could become a problem in some circumstances.

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