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\case should trigger auto-multiline mode in ghci

In ghci, most block heralds trigger the multiline mode when :set +m is on. However, \case does not (and should). Compare:

Prelude> ($True) (\case
Prelude|  x -> x
Prelude| )
True
Prelude> ($True) $ \case

<interactive>:11:11:
    Empty list of alternatives in case expression
      Use EmptyCase to allow this
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Version 7.10.1
Type FeatureRequest
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
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