[GHC] #13917: The line on which to locate the error indication is bad.

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#13917: The line on which to locate the error indication is bad.
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        Reporter:  vanto             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect         |  Unknown/Multiple
  error/warning at compile-time      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 In the case of a concrete syntax error (as opposed to a type error), I
 believe that the location of the error is the first character that fails
 to parse. In the case of the original program, that character is the `m`
 in the first occurrence of `main`, as reported by GHC. GHC does ''not''
 try to find the line where the fix needs to be applied, and I don't think
 it should, for parse errors.

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