[GHC] #4324: Template Haskell: Splicing Infinite Syntax Tree doesn't stop

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#4324: Template Haskell: Splicing Infinite Syntax Tree doesn't stop
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    Reporter:  guest    |       Owner:                              
        Type:  bug      |      Status:  new                         
    Priority:  normal   |   Component:  Template Haskell            
     Version:  6.12.3   |    Keywords:  template haskell splice loop
    Testcase:           |   Blockedby:                              
          Os:  MacOS X  |    Blocking:                              
Architecture:  x86      |     Failure:  Compile-time performance bug
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 Splicing an infinite syntax tree causes compile-time infinite loop.

 e.g.

 {{{
 {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
 import Data.Function
 $(fix id)
 }}}

 doesn't stop.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4324>
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