[GHC] #12410: Somehow detect splicing in ghci

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#12410: Somehow detect splicing in ghci
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Description changed by Iceland_jack:

@@ -25,1 +25,3 @@
- over-tea-6 here], [https://github.com/ekmett/lens/issues/461 there]):
+ over-tea-6 here], [https://github.com/ekmett/lens/issues/461 there],
+ [https://www.reddit.com/r/haskelltil/comments/3ghacj/you_can_use_template_haskell_functions_like/
+ hither]):

New description:

 I'm no TH expert but currently it seems you need a hack (adding `data X ;`
 or `pure []`) to do the following

 {{{
 ghci> $(reify ''() >>= runIO.print >> return [])

 <interactive>:210:3: error:
     • Couldn't match type ‘[t0]’ with ‘Exp’
       Expected type: ExpQ
         Actual type: Q [t0]
     • In the expression: reify ''() >>= runIO . print >> return []
       In the untyped splice: $(reify ''() >>= runIO . print >> return [])
 }}}

 {{{#!hs
 >>> data X; $(reify ''() >>= runIO.print >> return [])
 TyConI (DataD [] GHC.Tuple.() [] Nothing [NormalC GHC.Tuple.() []] [])

 >>> pure []; $(reify ''() >>= runIO.print >> return [])
 TyConI (DataD [] GHC.Tuple.() [] Nothing [NormalC GHC.Tuple.() []] [])
 }}}

 Same with [https://hackage.haskell.org/package/lens-4.14/docs/Control-
 Lens-TH.html#v:makeLenses makeLenses] (discussed [https://artyom.me/lens-
 over-tea-6 here], [https://github.com/ekmett/lens/issues/461 there],
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/haskelltil/comments/3ghacj/you_can_use_template_haskell_functions_like/
 hither]):

 {{{
 >>> data A = B { _int :: Int }
 >>> makeLenses ''A

 <interactive>:209:1: error:
     • No instance for (Show DecsQ) arising from a use of ‘print’
     • In a stmt of an interactive GHCi command: print it
 }}}

 the following two work

 {{{#!hs
 >>> data A = B { _int :: Int }
 >>> pure []; makeLenses ''A

 >>> view int (B 42)
 42
 }}}

 {{{#!hs
 >>> data A = B { _int :: Int }; makeLenses ''A

 >>> view int (B 42)
 42
 }}}

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