[GHC] #8809: Prettier error messages?

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#8809: Prettier error messages?
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        Reporter:  joelteon          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.9
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:  13122
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
  #8809,#10073,#10179,#12906         |
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Comment (by mpickering):

 It seems that the `Show` instance for `ErrMsg` needs to be investigated as
 well as functions like `throwOneError` which bypass all this machinery.
 This is starting to seem infinitely more tractable now.

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