[GHC] #10528: compile time performance regression with OverloadedStrings and Text

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#10528: compile time performance regression with OverloadedStrings and Text
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        Reporter:  jakewheat         |                   Owner:  bgamari
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |               Milestone:  7.10.3
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.2-rc2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 The commit in comment:15 fixes this regression, regardless of the change
 to the "TEXT literal" rule

 I'll leave this open because
  * We might want to merge to 7.10.3
  * There's still an open question about rules for class methods
    (see comment:16)

 Simon

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