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ghci messages like "Ok, modules loaded: ..." are impractical for large sets of modules

Ghci (in the default config) wants to show me all the modules that are currently loaded.

If I have a great many of these (think: hundreds) then this is impractical, because I have to scroll back to see what actually interests me (output of last command).

I can change the prompt (:set prompt "> "), but I don't see how to switch off the display of all module names in :r command.

I have to scroll back (several screenfulls) to even find out whether the reload was successful, since the status (OK/Failed) is at the very beginning - and the reason for the Failure is before that.

Cf. https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2017-May/126983.html (but there was no reaction)

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Version 8.0.1
Type FeatureRequest
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Priority normal
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Component GHCi
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