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template-haskell-2.7.0.0 fails to build with GHC 7.0.4 due to missing pragma

It looks like there's a missing pragma:

[1 of 7] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax.Internals ( Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax/Internals.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax/Internals.o )
[2 of 7] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax ( Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.o )
[3 of 7] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.PprLib ( Language/Haskell/TH/PprLib.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/PprLib.o )

Language/Haskell/TH/PprLib.hs:55:10:
    Illegal instance declaration for `Show Doc'
      (All instance types must be of the form (T t1 ... tn)
       where T is not a synonym.
       Use -XTypeSynonymInstances if you want to disable this.)
    In the instance declaration for `Show Doc'
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Version 7.0.4
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Template Haskell
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