[GHC] #7261: ghci's :info and :browse break encapsulation

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#7261: ghci's :info and :browse break encapsulation
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 Reporter:  Feuerbach         |          Owner:                  
     Type:  bug               |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal            |      Component:  GHCi            
  Version:  7.6.1             |       Keywords:                  
       Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Failure:  Other             |       Testcase:                  
Blockedby:                    |       Blocking:                  
  Related:                    |  
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 In ghci, :info shows representations of abstract data types. I consider
 this undesirable, since it breaks abstraction and confuses users.

 Example:
 {{{
 Prelude> :m +Data.Unique
 Prelude Data.Unique> :i Unique
 newtype Unique = Data.Unique.Unique Integer
         -- Defined in `Data.Unique'
 }}}

 I would expect it to behave in the same way as Haddock does, i.e. just
 show "data Unique".

 Same about the :browse command.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7261>
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