[Haddock] [haddock] #20: We don't handle non-ASCII characters in doc comments

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#20: We don't handle non-ASCII characters in doc comments
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Reporter:  waern   |        Owner:     
    Type:  defect  |       Status:  new
Priority:  major   |    Milestone:     
 Version:          |   Resolution:     
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Comment (by waern):

 Replying to [comment:5 ppavel]:
 > I vote for this. I'm willing to hack but will need some directions to
 get started

 Hi Pavel,

 I've looked at this briefly and I think it could be related to the fact
 that we use `alexGetChar` in the GHC lexer where we should `alexGetChar'`
 instead. You could try changing that and see if it helps.

 The lexer is in `compiler/parser/Lexer.x` in the GHC source tree. Look for
 functions that read Haddock comments such as `multiline_doc_comment`,
 `nested_doc_comment`, etc.

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