[GHC] #14005: Explore moving from pretty to prettyprinter

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#14005: Explore moving from pretty to prettyprinter
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3650
       Wiki Page:                    |
  wiki:PrettyErrors                  |
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Comment (by bgamari):

 For the record, my
 [[https://github.com/bgamari/ghc/commit/5256c89d3172d353d4ebc595b8c38c7ae5a796c9|branch]]
 contains a rather hacky fix for this in issue (at least in the case of the
 NCG).

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