[GHC] #15646: ghci takes super long time to find the type of large fractional number

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#15646: ghci takes super long time to find the type of large fractional number
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        Reporter:  Johannkokos       |                Owner:
                                     |  JulianLeviston
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by JulianLeviston):

 Hm... now, following the refactoring of changing the types, I'm up against
 this, in `Convert.hs`:

 {{{
 cvtOverLit (RationalL r)
   = do { force r; return $ mkHsFractional (mkFractionalLit r) }
 }}}

 ... which clearly doesn't type-check anymore because it's expecting a
 `RationalL r` where `r :: Rational`. Given the `Lit` types for `TH` don't
 include anything remotely compatible with this, I'm not too sure what to
 do. Can we change `TH` syntax?

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