[GHC] #10823: Don't mark functions with annotations as dead

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#10823: Don't mark functions with annotations as dead
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        Reporter:  spinda            |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |                 Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |               Test Case:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Well in this case the reason @spinda wants to keep the thing alive is
 because he is adding annotations to it.  So using a distinguished
 annotation seems reasonable.  But your general point is valid; a new
 pragma might also be fine.

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