[GHC] #7048: Add the ability to statically define a `FunPtr` to a haskell function

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#7048: Add the ability to statically define a `FunPtr` to a haskell function
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    Reporter:  pcapriotti        |       Owner:                  
        Type:  feature request   |      Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  7.8.1           
   Component:  Compiler          |     Version:  7.4.2           
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown    
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                  
     Related:                    |  
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Changes (by diatchki):

 * cc: iavor.diatchki@… (added)


Comment:

 I implemented something like that a couple of years ago so I think this
 would be a useful feature.  The old thread on the topic is here:

 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/glasgow-haskell-
 users/2010-March/018575.html

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