Primitive chars and strings aren't handled by Template Haskell's quasiquoter

Currently, Template Haskell can't quasiquote Char# or Addr# values:

$ ghci -XTemplateHaskell -XMagicHash
GHCi, version 7.10.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
λ> import Language.Haskell.TH
λ> $([| 'a'# |])

<interactive>:3:6:
    Exotic literal not (yet) handled by Template Haskell 'a'#
λ> $([| "a"# |])

<interactive>:4:6:
    Exotic literal not (yet) handled by Template Haskell "a"##

To fix this, we'd need to change the API of template-haskell a bit, since Lit has a StringPrimL but not a CharPrimL constructor.

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Version	7.10.1
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Template Haskell
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Differential revisions	→ D1054
Related	→ #4168 (closed), #5218 (closed), #5877 (closed)

mentioned in commit 2c9de9c9

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Test case	- → th/T10620

closed

This seems all set. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Resolution	Unresolved → ResolvedFixed

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