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ghci :m command doesn't work with module names containing '

This bug was filed on the Debian bug tracker at http://bugs.debian.org/580568 by Josh Triplett:

Haskell allows module names containing the apostrophe character ('). GHC handles this just fine (import Mod'ule), and ghci will handle such a module if specified on the command line, but the :m command considers it a syntax error.

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Version 6.12.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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CC Haskell allows module names containing the apostrophe character (').
GHC handles this just fine (import Mod'ule), and ghci will handle such a
module if specified on the command line, but the :m command considers it
580568@bugs.debian.org
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