[GHC] #11366: Control.Exception.assert should perhaps take an implicit call stack

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#11366: Control.Exception.assert should perhaps take an implicit call stack
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        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.3
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Comment (by gridaphobe):

 To clarify, there are two kinds of rewriting that happen with `assert`.

 1. Adding the source location.
 2. Eliminating the assertion from "production" code.

 (1) is possible with implicit CallStacks, and is already done that way,
 (2) is a separate issue for which we don't have a more principled
 mechanism.

 But maybe we do, what about a rewrite rule? Those only fire when
 optimizations are enabled.

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