[GHC] #10755: Add `MonadPlus IO` and `Alternative IO` instances

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#10755: Add `MonadPlus IO` and `Alternative IO` instances
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        Reporter:  hvr               |                   Owner:
            Type:  task              |                  Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |                 Version:
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:  report-
                                     |  impact
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D1148
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Comment (by hvr):

 Replying to [comment:2 RyanGlScott]:
 > Note that the
 [http://hub.darcs.net/ross/transformers/patch/4af2ebe00671e3e20c5ce8edde8027a9bd0cd187
 upstream version] of `transformers` has already removed these orphan
 instances.

 Oh, didn't notice... however that implies a major version bump for the
 next `transformer`s package. It'd better if `transformers` kept providing
 those orphan instances to smooth over the transition for already released
 package versions... let's hope this doesn't affect too many... :-/

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