[GHC] #5673: GHCi ignores {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}

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#5673: GHCi ignores {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
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 Reporter:  erikd   |          Owner:                  
     Type:  bug     |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal  |      Component:  GHCi            
  Version:  7.0.4   |     Resolution:                  
 Keywords:          |       Testcase:                  
Blockedby:          |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple
 Blocking:          |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Failure:  Other   |  
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Changes (by nomeata):

  * status:  closed => new
  * resolution:  invalid =>


Comment:

 I agree with erikd here. The documentation says
 > GHCi has loaded the Main module, and the prompt has changed to “*Main>”
 to indicate that the current context for expressions typed at the prompt
 is the Main module we just loaded.
 so it can be expected that code entered at the ghci prompt behaves as if
 it were put in the loaded module.

 With the new support for top-level-declarations in ghci, this issue will
 also arise with the numerous pragmas affecting type classes. (Reopening as
 advised by michalt)

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