[GHC] #11425: The GHC API doesn't provide a good hscTarget option for tooling

[GHC]

#11425: The GHC API doesn't provide a good hscTarget option for tooling
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  GHC API           |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------

Comment (by ezyang):

 Re pattern checker warnings see #10600.

 Re nothing versus interpreted, if Haskell separated the compile-time/run-
 time phases more closely, it would be easier to only interpret code that
 was going to be used for TH. http://blog.ezyang.com/2016/07/what-template-
 haskell-gets-wrong-and-racket-gets-right/

--
Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11425#comment:4>
GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/>
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler