[Haskell-cafe] how to generate source code from TH Exp?

[Stefan Kersten]

hi,

i was wondering if it's possible to directly generate Haskell source 
code from a Template Haskell `Q Exp', i.e. use TH as a kind of 
preprocessor? i am asking because currently the iOS port of ghc doesn't 
support TH and i need to generate some instances for the persistent 
package [1,2].

i've been toying with

fmap ppr . runQ $ q

but the result needs to be edited by hand quite a bit. any ideas where 
to start?

thanks,
<sk>

[1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/persistent
[2] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/persistent-template