[GHC] #10796: Illegal data constructor name: `fromList' ... When splicing a TH expression

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#10796: Illegal data constructor name: `fromList' ... When splicing a TH expression
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        Reporter:  erisco            |                Owner:  RyanGlScott
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1313
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Comment (by goldfire):

 I approve this plan.

 Name suggestion: `ghc-boot`. It reflects the reality of the situation:
 it's a package needed "before" `ghc` proper. And it seems to wave a big
 flag saying "I'm an internal package. Don't look at me!"

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