[GHC] #15730: SCC/HPC/CORE annotation can change the meaning of an expression

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#15730: SCC/HPC/CORE annotation can change the meaning of an expression
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        Reporter:  int-index         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.1
  (Parser)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at runtime                         |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D5218
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Comment (by int-index):

 Replying to [comment:5 osa1]:
 > > Adding an annotation should not change the parse tree in any way other
 than adding an annotation to a node
 >
 > You're assuming that in
 >
 > {{{
 > {-# SCC foo #-} f x y
 > }}}
 >
 > the node you're annotating is `f` and not `f x y`. I don't know why this
 is better or more reasonable than the current behavior.
 >

 I'm not assuming this. In the patch that I offered, it is still parsed as
 `{-# SCC foo #-} f x y`.

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