[GHC] #8809: Prettier error messages?

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#8809: Prettier error messages?
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        Reporter:  joelteon          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.9
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
  #8809,#10073,#10179,#12906         |
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Replying to [comment:45 bgamari]:
 > However, I still think having more semantically rich messages would be
 great for tooling authors.

 I have a student doing an independent study with me next semester who has
 expressed an interest in doing this. We've only really started the
 conversations on what she will work on, but at the moment, refactoring
 `SDoc` along the lines of comment:3 seems like the leading candidate.

 So there is reason to be hopeful about this!

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