[GHC] #9987: GHC refuses to compile a file that starts with a Byte Order Mark (BOM)

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#9987: GHC refuses to compile a file that starts with a Byte Order Mark (BOM)
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        Reporter:  Henk-Jan          |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  closed
        Priority:  low               |               Milestone:  ⊥
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.1-rc1
      Resolution:  duplicate         |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows           |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
  valid program                      |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #6016             |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by thomie):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => duplicate
 * related:   => #6016


Comment:

 I am bringing you good news from #6016. A fix for BOMs in Haskell source
 files will be in 7.10.

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