[GHC] #12356: StaticPointers support in GHCi

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#12356: StaticPointers support in GHCi
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           Reporter:  bgamari        |             Owner:
               Type:  feature        |            Status:  new
  request                            |
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:  8.2.1
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.0.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:  #12000
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
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 Currently GHCi does not support `-XStaticPointers`, which is quite
 annoying for those of us who actually use `-XStaticPointers` in day-to-day
 development. It would be great if GHCi could grow support for this
 extension.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/12356>
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