[GHC] #12895: Lookup rules associated with functions/values in GHCI

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#12895: Lookup rules associated with functions/values in GHCI
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        Reporter:  harpocrates       |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Sounds about right.  You should think of `IfaceSyn` as simply a tree full
 of strings that is the result of parsing the bits in an interface file.
 It's not suitable for anythingn except printing.

 `TcIface` converts `IfaceSyn` to `CoreSyn`, `CoreRule`, `TyCon` etc.  I
 suggest you work with `CoreRules`.

 Simon

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