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Template Haskell quoting bug

Quoting local variable in a certain situation make GHC panic.

This OK:

foo = "foo"

expFoo :: Q Exp
expFoo = return (VarE 'foo)

But this will panic when you use $(expFoo) in another module:

expFoo :: Q Exp
expFoo = let foo = "foo" in return (VarE 'foo)
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Version 6.6.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority low
Resolution Unresolved
Component Template Haskell
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Operating system Unknown
Architecture Multiple
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