[GHC] #15708: Cross-module SPECIALZE pragmas aren't typechecked in -O0

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#15708: Cross-module SPECIALZE pragmas aren't typechecked in -O0
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        Reporter:  regnat            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.6.1
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Currently that's by-design: without -O we just treat SPECIALISE pragmas as
 comments.

 Could easily be changed if that what our users wanted: we could type check
 the pragma and then discard it (because we are doing -O0).

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