[GHC] #14952: Warning messages use white text which is unreadable on white background terminals

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#14952: Warning messages use white text which is unreadable on white background
terminals
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           Reporter:  Koterpillar    |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.2.2
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:
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 When using a terminal with white background, the error messages such as
 "addDependentFile path (Template Haskell) listed in [...] does not exist"
 are partially unreadable, see screenshot.

 No text should be output as explicitly white, at least not without
 checking the terminal colors.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14952>
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