[GHC] #10311: package name returned from tyConPackage is garbled

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#10311: package name returned from tyConPackage is garbled
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        Reporter:  j.waldmann        |                Owner:  ezyang
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Package system    |              Version:  7.10.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by ezyang):

 j.waldmann: In a sense. Because of tickets like this, we brought back the
 long-form version of the Cabal name (so package name plus version). But
 *technically* the string is still supposed to be opaque and we are still
 supposed to give you facilities for getting the package name and version.

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